United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (N.D. Okla.)
Appeals to	Tenth Circuit
Established	February 16, 1925
Judges assigned	4
Chief judge	Gregory Kent Frizzell
Official site

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. The current U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma is Danny C. Williams, Sr., who was confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2012.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
18	Chief Judge	Gregory Kent Frizzell	Tulsa	1956	2007–present	2012–present	—	G.W. Bush
16	District Judge	Claire Eagan	Tulsa	1950	2001–present	2005–2012	—	G.W. Bush
17	District Judge	James H. Payne	Tulsa	1941	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
19	District Judge	John E. Dowdell	Tulsa	1955	2012–present	—	—	Obama
14	Senior Judge	Terence C. Kern	Tulsa	1944	1994–2010	1996–2003	2010–present	Clinton

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Age at appointment	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Kennamer, Franklin ElmoreFranklin Elmore Kennamer	OK	1879–1960	1924–1940	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1940–1960	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
2	Murrah, Alfred P.Alfred P. Murrah	OK	1904–1975	1937–1940	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	reappointment
3	Broaddus, Bower SlackBower Slack Broaddus	OK	1888–1949	1940–1949	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
4	Savage, Royce H.Royce H. Savage	OK	1904–1993	1940–1961	1949–1961	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
5	Wallace, William RobertWilliam Robert Wallace	OK	1886–1960	1950–1960	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Truman, Truman	death
6	Bohanon, Luther LeeLuther Lee Bohanon	OK	1902–2003	1961–1974	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1974–2003	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
7	Daugherty, Frederick AlvinFrederick Alvin Daugherty	OK	1914–2006	1961[3]–1982	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1982–2006	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
8	Barrow, Allen EdwardAllen Edward Barrow	OK	1914–1979	1962–1979	1962–1979	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
9	Cook, H. DaleH. Dale Cook	OK	1924–2008	1974–1992	1979–1992	{{{age at appointment}}}	1992–2008	Ford, Ford	death
10	Brett, Thomas RutherfordThomas Rutherford Brett	OK	1931–present	1979–1996	1994–1996	{{{age at appointment}}}	1996–2003	Carter, Carter	retirement
11	Ellison, James O.James O. Ellison	OK	1929–2014	1979–1994	1992–1994	{{{age at appointment}}}	1994–2014	Carter Carter	death
12	Russell, David LynnDavid Lynn Russell	OK	1942–present	1981–1990	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Reagan, Reagan	reassignment
13	Burrage, MichaelMichael Burrage	OK	1950–present	1994–2001	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Clinton, Clinton	resignation
15	Holmes, Sven ErikSven Erik Holmes	OK	1951–present	1994–2005	2003–2005	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Clinton, Clinton	resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1 Seat reassigned from Eastern District on February 16, 1925 by 43 Stat. 945 Kennamer 1925–1940 Savage 1940–1961 Barrow 1962–1979 Ellison 1979–1994 Holmes 1994–2005 Frizzell 2007–present

Seat 2 Seat established on June 22, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1804 (concurrent with Eastern and Western 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 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Eastern and Western Districts) Daugherty 1961–1982 Russell 1981–1990 Seat reassigned solely to Western District on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

Seat 4 Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Brett 1979–1996 Eagan 2001–present

Seat 5 Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Kern 1994–2010 Dowdell 2012–present

See also

• Courts of Oklahoma
• List of United States federal courthouses in Oklahoma

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. 28 U.S.C. § 81
3. 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.

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