Gregory Kent Frizzell
| Gregory Kent Frizzell | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
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Assumed office March 14, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Claire Eagan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
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Assumed office February 2, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sven Erik Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gregory Kent Frizzell 1956 (age 60–61) Wichita, Kansas |
| Education |
University of Tulsa (B.A.) University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) |
Gregory Kent Frizzell (born 1956) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Education and career
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Frizzell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tulsa in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984. He was a law clerk for Judge Thomas Rutherford Brett of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1986, thereafter entering private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1986 to 1995, and then serving as general counsel to the Oklahoma Tax Commission from 1995 to 1997. He was a District judge, 14th Judicial District, State of Oklahoma from 1997 to 2007.
Federal judicial service
On January 9, 2007, Frizzell was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma vacated by Sven Erik Holmes. Frizzell was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1, 2007, and received his commission on February 2, 2007. He was elevated to Chief Judge on March 14, 2012.
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| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sven Erik Holmes |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Claire Eagan |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 2012–present | |