United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (E.D. Okla.)
Appeals to	Tenth Circuit
Established	June 16, 1906
Judges assigned	1.5
Chief judge	James H. Payne
Official site

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (in case citations, E.D. Okla. or E.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]

The courts jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Wagoner.

The court is housed in the Ed Edmondson U.S. Courthouse in Muskogee.

The United States Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Oklahoma represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney for the district is Mark F. Green.

History

Judge Frank Howell Seay, appointed to the court by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, was the first Native American (Seminole) appointed to any U.S. district court.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
16	Chief Judge	James H. Payne	Muskogee	1941	2001–present	2002–present	—	G.W. Bush
17	District Judge	Ronald A. White	Muskogee	1961	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
13	Senior Judge	Frank Howell Seay	Muskogee	1938	1979–2003	1980–1996	2003–present	Carter

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Age at appointment	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Campbell, Ralph E.Ralph E. Campbell	OK	1867–1921	1907[2]–1918	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	resignation
2	Williams, Robert L.Robert L. Williams	OK	1868–1948	1919–1937	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Wilson, Wilson	reappointment
3	Kennamer, Franklin ElmoreFranklin Elmore Kennamer	OK	1879–1960	1924–1925	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Coolidge, Coolidge	reassignment
4	Murrah, Alfred P.Alfred P. Murrah	OK	1904–1975	1937–1940	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	reappointment
5	Rice, EugeneEugene Rice	OK	1891–1967	1937–1963	1949–1963	{{{age at appointment}}}	1963–1967	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
6	Broaddus, Bower SlackBower Slack Broaddus	OK	1888–1949	1940–1949	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
7	Wallace, William RobertWilliam Robert Wallace	OK	1886–1960	1950–1960	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Truman, Truman	death
8	Bohanon, Luther L.Luther L. Bohanon	OK	1902–2003	1961–1974	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1974–2003	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
9	Daugherty, Frederick AlvinFrederick Alvin Daugherty	OK	1914–2006	1961[3]–1982	1973–1975	{{{age at appointment}}}	1982–2006	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
10	Langley, Orville EdwinOrville Edwin Langley	OK	1908–1973	1965–1973	1965–1973	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
11	Morris, Joseph WilsonJoseph Wilson Morris	OK	1922–present	1974–1978	1975–1978	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Nixon, Nixon	resignation
12	Cook, H. DaleH. Dale Cook	OK	1924–2008	1974–1992	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1992–2008	Ford, Ford	death
14	Russell, David LynnDavid Lynn Russell	OK	1942–present	1981–1990	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Reagan, Reagan	reassignment
15	Burrage, MichaelMichael Burrage	OK	1950–present	1994–2001	1996–2001	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Clinton, Clinton	resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1 Seat established on November 16, 1907 by 34 Stat. 267 Campbell 1908–1918 Williams 1919–1937 Rice 1937–1963 Langley 1965–1973 Morris 1974–1978 Seay 1979–2003 White 2003–present

Seat 2 Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary) Kennamer 1924–1925 Seat reassigned to Northern District and made permanent on February 16, 1925 by 43 Stat. 945

Seat 3 Seat established on June 22, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1804 (concurrent with Northern 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 4 Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Northern and Western Districts) Daugherty 1962–1982 Russell 1981–1990 Seat reassigned solely to Western District on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

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. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1907, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1908, and received commission on January 13, 1908.
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 Eastern District of Oklahoma Official Website
• United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Official Website