United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
(W.D. Okla.)
Appeals to Tenth Circuit
Established June 16, 1906
Judges assigned 7
Chief judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Official site

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (in case citations, W.D. Okla. or W.D. Ok.) is a Federal district court.

Appeals from the Western District of Oklahoma are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Contents

Jurisdiction

Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. The court sits at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current US Attorney is Sanford Coats[1].

Current judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Wayne Edward Alley Ronald Reagan 01985-07-11 July 11, 1985 01999-05-16 May 16, 1999 Incumbent –
Robin J. Cauthron George H. W. Bush 01991-03-25 March 25, 1991 Incumbent – –
Timothy D. DeGiusti George W. Bush 02007-08-09 August 9, 2007 Incumbent – –
Stephen P. Friot George W. Bush 02001-11-12 November 12, 2001 Incumbent – –
Joe L. Heaton George W. Bush 02001-12-10 December 10, 2001 Incumbent – –
Timothy D. Leonard George H. W. Bush 01992-08-12 August 12, 1992 02006-08-21 August 21, 2006 Incumbent –
Vicki Miles-LaGrange Bill Clinton 01994-11-28 November 28, 1994 Incumbent – –
James H. Payne George W. Bush 02001-10-24 October 24, 2001 Incumbent – –
David Lynn Russell Ronald Reagan 01981-12-17 December 17, 1981 Incumbent – –
Lee Roy West Jimmy Carter 01979-11-02 November 2, 1979 01994-11-26 November 26, 1994 Incumbent –

Former judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Luther Lee Bohanon John F. Kennedy 01961-08-30 August 30, 1961 01974-08-02 August 2, 1974 02003-07-18 July 18, 2003 death
Bower Slack Broaddus Franklin D. Roosevelt 01940-10-01 October 1, 1940 01949-12-10 December 10, 1949 – death
Michael Burrage Bill Clinton 01994-06-09 June 9, 1994 02001-03-01 March 1, 2001 – resignation
Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr. Franklin D. Roosevelt 01943-05-13 May 13, 1943 01975-10-20 October 20, 1975 01989-04-27 April 27, 1989 death
H. Dale Cook Gerald Ford 01974-12-20 December 20, 1974 01992-01-01 January 1, 1992 02008-09-22 September 22, 2008 death
John Hazelton Cotteral Theodore Roosevelt 01907-11-11 November 11, 1907[1] 01928-05-23 May 23, 1928 – reappointment
Frederick Alvin Daugherty John F. Kennedy 01961-10-05 October 5, 1961[2] 01982-01-12 January 12, 1982 02006-04-07 April 7, 2006 death
Luther Boyd Eubanks Lyndon B. Johnson 01965-08-11 August 11, 1965 01986-06-30 June 30, 1986 01987-08-31 August 31, 1987 retirement
Alfred P. Murrah Franklin D. Roosevelt 01937-03-03 March 3, 1937 01940-09-09 September 9, 1940 – reappointment
Layn R. Phillips Ronald Reagan 01987-06-15 June 15, 1987 01991-06-22 June 22, 1991 – resignation
Ross Rizley Dwight D. Eisenhower 01956-04-13 April 13, 1956 01965-03-26 March 26, 1965 01969-03-04 March 4, 1969 death
Ralph Gordon Thompson Gerald Ford 01975-10-14 October 14, 1975 01999-12-16 December 16, 1999 02007-08-06 August 6, 2007 retirement
Edgar Sullins Vaught Calvin Coolidge 01928-05-31 May 31, 1928[3] 01956-04-22 April 22, 1956 01959-12-05 December 5, 1959 death
William Robert Wallace Harry S. Truman 01950-06-08 June 8, 1950 01960-06-24 June 24, 1960 – death

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 3, 1907, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1908, and received commission on January 13, 1908.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1928, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 8, 1929, and received commission on January 8, 1929.

External links