This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for evaluating the performance of judicial officers in Oklahoma. It mandates the Supreme Court to create the Judicial Performance Evaluation Council (JPEC) and the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation (OJPE) within the Administrative Office of the Courts. The primary objectives of this evaluation process include providing information on judicial performance, assisting judges in improving their performance, identifying necessary educational programs, and promoting judicial independence while ensuring public accountability. The Supreme Court is tasked with adopting rules for the evaluation process, which will include performance standards, surveys, and self-evaluations, and will ensure that these rules are distributed to key state officials.

Additionally, the bill outlines the confidentiality of evaluation information, with exceptions for cases where a judicial officer fails to meet performance standards after consecutive evaluations. In such instances, the right to confidentiality is waived, and the information will be made publicly available. The Supreme Court is also required to prepare and distribute an annual report detailing the implementation of the judicial performance evaluation program, including evaluation statistics and actions taken to address any deficiencies. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.