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	Claire Eagan
Official site

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (in case citations, N.D. Okla. or N.D. Ok.) is the Federal district court for a portion of the state of Oklahoma.

Appeals from the Northern District of Oklahoma are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for 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 court's jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. It is based in Tulsa. The current judges in the Northern District include Judge Claire Eagan, Judge Terence Kern, Judge James H. Payne and Judge Gregory Frizzell.

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 U.S. Attorney is David E. O'Meilia.

Current judges

• As of January 4, 2010, a vacancy exists in the Northern District of Oklahoma due to Judge Terence C. Kern's decision to assume senior status. On February 2, 2011, President Obama nominated Arvo Mikkanen to the vacancy. His nomination is currently pending before the United States Senate.

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
16	Chief Judge	Claire Eagan	Tulsa	1950	2001–present	2005–present	—	G.W. Bush
17	District Judge	James H. Payne	Tulsa	1941	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
18	District Judge	Gregory Kent Frizzell	Tulsa	1956	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
—	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
11	Senior District Judge	James O. Ellison		1929	1979–1994	1992–1994	1994–present	Carter
14	Senior District Judge	Terence C. Kern	Tulsa	1944	1994–2010	1996–2003	2010–present	Clinton

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Kennamer, Franklin ElmoreFranklin Elmore Kennamer	OK	1879–1960	1924–1940	(none)	1940–1960	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
2	Murrah, Alfred P.Alfred P. Murrah	OK	1904–1975	1937–1940	(none)	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	reappointment
3	Broaddus, Bower SlackBower Slack Broaddus	OK	1888–1949	1940–1949	(none)	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
4	Savage, Royce H.Royce H. Savage	OK	1904–1993	1940–1961	1949–1961	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
5	Wallace, William RobertWilliam Robert Wallace	OK	1886–1960	1950–1960	(none)	(none)	Truman, Truman	death
6	Bohanon, Luther LeeLuther Lee Bohanon	OK	1902–2003	1961–1974	(none)	1974–2003	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
7	Daugherty, Frederick AlvinFrederick Alvin Daugherty	OK	1914–2006	1961[1]–1982	(none)	1982–2006	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
8	Barrow, Allen EdwardAllen Edward Barrow	OK	1914–1979	1962–1979	1962–1979	(none)	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
9	Cook, H. DaleH. Dale Cook	OK	1924–2008	1974–1992	1979–1992	1992–2008	Ford, Ford	death
10	Brett, Thomas RutherfordThomas Rutherford Brett	OK	1931–present	1979–1996	1994–1996	1996–2003	Carter, Carter	retirement
12	Russell, David LynnDavid Lynn Russell	OK	1942–present	1981–1990	(none)	(none)	Reagan, Reagan	assignment to another court
13	Burrage, MichaelMichael Burrage	OK	1950–present	1994–2001	(none)	(none)	Clinton, Clinton	resignation
15	Holmes, Sven ErikSven Erik Holmes	OK	1951–present	1994–2005	2003–2005	(none)	Clinton, Clinton	resignation

See also

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

Notes

1. ^ 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