| Claire Eagan | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2001 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rutherford Brett |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| In office 1998–2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 Bronx, New York |
| Alma mater | Trinity Washington University (B.A.) Fordham University School of Law (J.D.) |
Claire Eagan (born 1950) is a district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. She joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
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Born in Bronx, New York, Eagan graduated from Trinity Washington University with her Bachelor's degree in 1972 and later from Fordham University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1976. At Fordham, Eagan was a commentary editor on the Fordham Law Review.
Eagan begain her legal career working as a law clerk to Allen Edward Barrow of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1976 to 1978. She was in private practice attorney in Oklahoma from 1978 to 1998. In 2001, Eagan served as a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma until her appointment to the federal bench in 2001.
On the recommendation of Senators James Inhofe and Don Nickles, Eagan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Thomas Rutherford Brett. Eagan was confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 2001 on a Senate vote and received her commission the next day.
Eagan has served as the Chief Judge of the Court since 2005.