Okla. Stat. tit. 68 § 5
The Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court shall assign a case to a judicial administrative district. The presiding judge of the judicial administrative district to which the case is assigned shall appoint a panel of three judges of the district court, who shall determine in what county the case will be heard. 68 O.S.Supp.1996 § 3024 (as amended by H.B. 1338, eff. July 1, 1997). All complaints, protests or notices of intent to appeal, or as many as practical, involving the same county or property in the same county will be assigned to the panel. Unless otherwise designated by the Chief Justice, the senior judge in terms of total years of judicial service shall serve as Chief Judge of the panel. All cases that were assigned to a panel of the Court of Tax Review prior to July 1, 1997 shall remain with the panel assigned for final determination. 68 O.S.Supp.1996 § 3024 (as amended by H.B. 1338, eff. July 1, 1997).
Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 5