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: Joe L. Heaton
http://www.okwd.uscourts.gov/

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

The District was established on June 16, 1906 and became operational on November 16, 1907 with Oklahoma achieving statehood.[1]

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma is one of three federal judicial districts in Oklahoma.[2] Court for the District is held at Lawton and Oklahoma City.

Enid and Ponca City Division comprises the following counties: Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, and Payne.

Lawton and Mangum Division comprises the following counties: Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita.

Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, and Shawnee Division comprises the following counties: Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.

Woodward Division comprises the following counties: Beaver, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Woods, 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.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
23 Chief Judge Joe L. Heaton Oklahoma City 1951 2001–present 2015–present — G.W.Bush
20 District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange Oklahoma City 1953 1994–present 2008–2015 — Clinton
22 District Judge James H. Payne none[Note 1] 1941 2001–present — — G.W. Bush
24 District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti Oklahoma City 1962 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
25 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
26 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
27 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
13 Senior Judge Lee Roy West Oklahoma City 1929 1979–1994 1993–1994 1994–present Carter
14 Senior Judge David Lynn Russell Oklahoma City 1942 1981–2013 1994–2001 2013–present Reagan
15 Senior Judge Wayne Edward Alley inactive 1932 1985–1999 — 1999–present Reagan
17 Senior Judge Robin J. Cauthron Oklahoma City 1950 1991–2015 2001–2008 2015–present G.H.W. Bush
18 Senior Judge Timothy D. Leonard Oklahoma City 1940 1992–2006 — 2006–present G.H.W. Bush
22 Senior Judge Stephen P. Friot Oklahoma City 1947 2001–2014 — 2014–present G.W. Bush
  1. ↑ Judge Payne maintains chambers only in the Eastern and Northern Districts.

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
4 David Lynn Russell Senior Status July 7, 2013 Suzanne Mitchell December 16, 2015
7 Stephen P. Friot Senior Status December 1, 2014 Scott L. Palk December 16, 2015
8 Robin J. Cauthron Senior Status July 14, 2015 – –

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Cotteral, John HazeltonJohn Hazelton Cotteral OK 1864–1933 1907[3]–1928 — — Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt reappointment
2 Vaught, Edgar SullinsEdgar Sullins Vaught OK 1873–1959 1928[4]–1956 1949–1956 1956–1959 Coolidge, Coolidge death
3 Murrah, Alfred P.Alfred P. Murrah OK 1904–1975 1937–1940 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt reappointment
4 Broaddus, Bower SlackBower Slack Broaddus OK 1888–1949 1940–1949 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
5 Chandler Jr., Stephen SandersStephen Sanders Chandler Jr. OK 1899–1989 1943–1975 1956–1969 1975–1989 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
6 Wallace, William RobertWilliam Robert Wallace OK 1886–1960 1950–1960 — — Truman, Truman death
7 Rizley, RossRoss Rizley OK 1892–1969 1956–1969 — — Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
8 Bohanon, Luther L.Luther L. Bohanon OK 1902–2003 1961–1974 — 1974–2003 Kennedy, Kennedy death
9 Daugherty, Frederick AlvinFrederick Alvin Daugherty OK 1914–2006 1961[5]–1982 1972–1982 1982–2006 Kennedy, Kennedy death
10 Eubanks, Luther BoydLuther Boyd Eubanks OK 1917–1996 1965–1986 1982–1986 1986–1987 Johnson, L.L. Johnson retirement
11 Cook, H. DaleH. Dale Cook OK 1924–2008 1974–1992 — 1992–2008 Ford, Ford death
12 Thompson, Ralph GordonRalph Gordon Thompson OK 1934–present 1975–1999 1986–1993 1999–2007 Ford, Ford resignation
16 Phillips, Layn R.Layn R. Phillips OK 1952–present 1987–1991 — — Reagan, Reagan resignation
19 Burrage, MichaelMichael Burrage OK 1950–present 1994–2001 — — Clinton, Clinton resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on November 16, 1907 by 34 Stat. 267
Cotteral 1907–1928
Vaught 1929–1956
Rizley 1956–1969
Seat abolished on March 4, 1969 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 2
Seat established on June 22, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1804 (concurrent with Eastern and Northern Districts)
Murrah 1937–1940
Broaddus 1940–1949
Wallace 1950–1960
Bohanon 1961–1974
Cook 1974–1992
Burrage 1994–2001
Payne 2001–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Chandler 1943–1975
Thompson 1975–1999
Heaton 2001–present
Seat 4
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Eastern and Northern Districts)
Daugherty 1961–1982
Seat reassigned solely to Western District on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Russell 1981–2013
vacant 2013–present

Seat 5
Seat established in 1965 pursuant to 71 Stat. 586 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 1 on March 4, 1969
Eubanks 1965–1986
Phillips 1987–1991
Leonard 1992–2006
DeGiusti 2007–present
Seat 6
Seat established in October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
West 1979–1994
Miles-LaGrange 1994–present
Seat 7
Seat established in July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Alley 1985–1999
Friot 2001–2014
vacant 2014–present
Seat 8
Seat established in December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Cauthron 1991–2015
vacant 2015–present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ok.html U.S. District Courts of Oklahoma, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.