United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
The United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma is the chief federal law enforcement officer in forty Oklahoma counties. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney. Sanford Coats, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009 was the U.S. Attorney for the District until 2016.[1]
Jurisdiction[]
Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. The court sits at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.
Organization[]
The Office is organized into divisions handling criminal and civil matters.
List of U.S. Attorneys for the Western District of Oklahoma[]
- Timothy J. Downing:2019-2021
- : 2016–2019(Acting)
- Sanford Coats: 2009–2016[2]
- : 2009[3]
- John Richter: 2005–2009[4]
- : 2001–2005[5]
- : 1999–2001[6]
- : 1995–1999[7][8]
- Rozia McKinney-Foster: 1994–1995[9]
- Vicki Miles-LaGrange: 1993–1994[10][11]
- : 1993[12]
- Joe Heaton: 1992–1993[13]
- Tim Leonard: 1989–1992[14]
- : 1989[12]
- : 1982–1989[15][16]
- : 1982[12]
- David Russell: 1981–1982[17][18]
- : 1978–1981[19][12]
- : 1977–78[12]
- David Russell: 1975–1977[17][18]
- Bill Burkett: 1969–1975[20]
- Andrew Potter: 1961–1969[12]
- : 1954–1961[12]
- : 1953–1954[12]
- : 1947–1953[12]
- : 1938–1947[12]
- : 1934–1938[12]
- : 1931–1934[12]
- : 1925–1931[12]
- : 1921–1925[12]
- : 1920–1921[12]
- : 1920[12]
- : 1914–1920[12]
- Isaac Taylor: 1913–1914[12]
- : 1912–1913[12]
- Isaac Taylor: 1912[12]
- : 1907–1912[12]
References[]
- ^ Sanford C. Coats sworn in as U.S. Attorney Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Shawnee News-Star, December 30, 2009
- ^ https://www.justice.gov/usao/okw/meetattorney.html
- ^ http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news14984/oklahoma-man-sentenced-30-months-mortgage-fraud-scheme
- ^ "John C. Richter". www.kslaw.com.
- ^ http://www.fellerssnider.com/our_attorneys/robert-mccampbell
- ^ "Daniel Webber - Ryan Whaley Attorneys".
- ^ "Patrick M. Ryan - Oklahoma Lawyers - Lawyer in the White Hat". Super Lawyers.
- ^ http://newsok.com/u.s.-attorney-swearing-in-set/article/2505569
- ^ https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/1995/05/1995-05-08-president-names-ryan-us-attorney-for-western-oklahoma.html
- ^ "Judge Miles-LaGrange Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly". www.vassar.edu.
- ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1641
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Oklahoma". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2905
- ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1380
- ^ http://www.phillipsmurrah.com/attorneys/william-s-bill-price
- ^ http://newsok.com/nomination-of-u.s.-attorney-okd/article/1982532
- ^ a b http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2073&cid=999
- ^ a b http://www.rsu.edu/lectureships/constitution/russell.asp
- ^ http://newsok.com/glass-door-story-at-u.s.-attorneys-office-not-an-open-and-shut-case/article/1967889
- ^ http://newsok.com/ex-u.s.-attorney-to-head-dhs-panel/article/2270797
External links[]
- United States Attorneys for the Western District of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma law