Oklahoma Indigent Defense System

Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board
Great Seal of Oklahoma
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1991
Headquarters	PO Box 926 Norman, Oklahoma
Employees	135 unclassified
Annual budget	$8.7 million
Ministers responsible	Kevin Ward, Secretary of Safety and Security Rod Wiemer, Chairman of the Board
Agency executives	James D. Bednar, Executive Director W. Craig Sutter, Deputy Executive Director
Parent agency	Indigent Defense System Board
Website
www.ok.gov/OIDS/

The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System is the system in Oklahoma that provides trial, appellate, and post-conviction criminal defense services to persons judicially determined to be entitled to legal counsel at expense to the state. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System was created by and is responsible for implementing the Oklahoma Indigent Defense Act.

Board of directors

The system is governed by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board. The Board is composed of five members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma for staggered five-year terms with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma Senate. At least three members of the Board be licensed attorneys with criminal defense experience. The Governor designates one member as the Chair of the Board. No congressional district or county may be represented by more than one member on the Board.

Current Board members

• Rod Wiemer - Chair
  • Term ending: July 1, 2013
• Don G. Pope
  • term ending: July 1, 2012
• Dennis N. Shook
  • Term ending: July 1, 2011
• Jake Jones, III - Vice Chair
  • Term ending: July 1, 2010
• Randolph S. Meacham
  • Term ending: June 30, 2014

Organization

• Board of Directors
  • Executive Director
    • General Operations Program
      • Executive Division
    • Trial Program
      • Non-Capital Trial Division
      • Capital Trial Division (Norman)
      • Capital Trial Division (Tulsa)
    • Appellate Program
      • General Appeals Division
      • Capital Direct Appeals Division
      • Capital Post-Conviction Division

External links

• Oklahoma Indigent Defense System website