The mission of CIP:
To assist the courts to improve the safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families involved in the child welfare court system. 

Court Improvement Program Staff

Administrative Office of the Courts | Supreme Court of Oklahoma
2100 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 3 | Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Felice Hamilton
Lacey Warren
Tim Scott, MSW

Strategic Plan

The goals of Oklahoma’s Court Improvement Program (CIP) are:

Assist Child Welfare Systems

CIP helps child welfare systems address the CFSR outcomes of Safety, Permanency, and Wellbeing

Better outcomes for families

To produce better outcomes for children and families that are tangible, measurable, and time specific

Assist Oklahoma’s courts

To allow courts to address fundamental problems by improving legal and judicial training and developing and improving court data systems

History

The State Court Improvement Program (CIP) was created as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation ACT of 1993. Section 438 of the Social Security Act authorized the CIP to fund three separate grants the highest state court of each state can apply for. Oklahoma received the first basic grant in 1996 to conduct assessments of the role, responsibilities and effectiveness of the state courts in carrying out laws relating to child welfare. The grant allows the state to make improvements to provide for the safety, permanence and well-being of children in foster care. The grants are used to provide computer technology and training for judges with juvenile dockets as well as other court related supports.

What does the CIP Grant support?

The CIP Grant provides funds to promote data sharing between courts, child welfare agencies, and tribes.

Mediation can be useful when a case appears to be “legally stuck” or there is a lack of parental engagement.

Mediation allows a neutral third party to facilitate productive communication to determine the best interest of the child.

Mediation can be used at any point in the life of a case, and is available to all courts across Oklahoma.

2025 Juvenile Justice Oversight and Advisory Committee (JJOAC)

The governing body for CIP is the Juvenile Justice Oversight and Advisory Committee (JJOAC). JJOAC is a committee comprised of nine judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma who are known as the juvenile court “experts” across the state.  The JJOAC provides guidance in the planning and use of CIP funds which may include provision for court assessments, judicial education and multidisciplinary training, data collection/analysis, and technology enhancements for judges with juvenile docket responsibilities.

Honorable W. Mike Warren

Associate District Judge

Harmon County

Honorable Michael Flanagan

Associate District Judge

Cotton County

Honorable Brooke S. Gatlin

Associate District Judge

Washita County

Honorable Jason Seigars

Special Judge

Garfield County

Honorable Kaitlyn G. Allen

District Judge

Oklahoma County

Honorable Theresa Dreiling

Special Judge

Tulsa County

Honorable Rebecca Gore

Associate District Judge

Mayes County

Honorable Liz Brown

Associate District Judge

Adair County

Honorable Marion Fry

Associate District Judge

LeFlore County

Find us

+1 405-556-9635
2100 North Lincoln Blvd., Suite 3
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105