United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (in case citations, N.D. Okla.) 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 February 16, 1925, with the transfer of a judgeship in the Eastern District to the newly established Northern district.[1]
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma is one of three federal judicial districts in Oklahoma.[2] Court for the District is held at Tulsa.
The court's jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. since December 26, 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the United States attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma is Clint Johnson.[3]
Current judges
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| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| 20 | Chief Judge | John F. Heil III[Note 1] | Tulsa | 1968 | 2020–present | 2021–present | — | Trump |
| 21 | District Judge | Sara E. Hill | Tulsa | 1977 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 22 | District Judge | John D. Russell | Tulsa | 1963 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 23 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Senior Judge | Terence C. Kern | Tulsa | 1944 | 1994–2010 | 1996–2003 | 2010–present | Clinton |
| 16 | Senior Judge | Claire Eagan | Tulsa | 1950 | 2001–2022 | 2005–2012 | 2022–present | G.W. Bush |
| 18 | Senior Judge | Gregory Kent Frizzell | Tulsa | 1956 | 2007–2025 | 2012–2019 | 2025–present | G.W. Bush |
| 19 | Senior Judge | John E. Dowdell | inactive | 1955 | 2012–2021 | 2019–2021 | 2021–present | Obama |
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- ↑ Jointly appointed to the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
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Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Prior judge's duty station | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
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| 1 | Tulsa | Gregory Kent Frizzell | Senior status | March 1, 2025 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". |
Former judges
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Chief judges
Succession of seats
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See also
- Courts of Oklahoma
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Oklahoma
References
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- ↑ U.S. District Courts of Oklahoma, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 116
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External links
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Official Website
- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma Official Website
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