History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

18 judges have served since Jan 13, 1908. Now: John Frederick Heil, III R.

Judges
18
10 D · 8 R
Longest tenure
26 years
Eugene Rice
Current
6.4 years
John Frederick Heil, III, since May 27, 2020
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-oklahomaEvery holder, newest first
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191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Ralph E. Campbell · 1908-01-13 – 1918-08-31 · RepublicanRobert Lee Williams · 1919-01-07 – 1937-04-19 · DemocratEugene Rice · 1937-08-11 – 1963-12-01 · DemocratOrville Edwin Langley · 1965-01-27 – 1973-09-12 · DemocratJoseph Wilson Morris · 1974-04-12 – 1978-07-31 · RepublicanFrank Howell Seay · 1979-11-02 – 2003-09-25 · DemocratRonald A. White · 2003-10-02 – 2026-01-27 · RepublicanFranklin Elmore Kennamer · 1924-02-19 – 1925-02-16 · RepublicanAlfred Paul Murrah · 1937-03-03 – 1940-09-09 · DemocratBower Slack Broaddus · 1940-10-01 – 1949-12-10 · DemocratWilliam Robert Wallace · 1950-06-08 – 1960-06-24 · DemocratLuther Lee Bohanon · 1961-08-30 – 1974-08-02 · DemocratHarold Dale Cook · 1974-12-20 – 1992-01-01 · RepublicanBilly Michael Burrage · 1994-06-09 – 2001-03-01 · DemocratJames H. Payne · 2001-10-24 – 2017-08-01 · RepublicanJohn Frederick Heil, III · 2020-05-27 – present · RepublicanFrederick Alvin Daugherty · 1962-02-17 – 1982-01-12 · DemocratDavid Lynn Russell · 1981-12-17 – 1990-12-01 · Republican
John Frederick Heil, III R
May 27, 2020 – present · 6.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 75–17
Ronald A. White R
Oct 2, 2003 – Jan 27, 2026 · 22 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 27, 2026 · confirmed 93–0
James H. Payne R
Oct 24, 2001 – Aug 1, 2017 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2017 · confirmed 100–0
Billy Michael Burrage D
Jun 9, 1994 – Mar 1, 2001 · 6.7 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
David Lynn Russell R
Dec 17, 1981 – Dec 1, 1990 · 9 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Frank Howell Seay D
Nov 2, 1979 – Sep 25, 2003 · 24 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 25, 2003
Harold Dale Cook R
Dec 20, 1974 – Jan 1, 1992 · 17 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jan 1, 1992
Joseph Wilson Morris R
Apr 12, 1974 – Jul 31, 1978 · 4.3 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Orville Edwin Langley D
Jan 27, 1965 – Sep 12, 1973 · 8.6 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Frederick Alvin Daugherty D
Feb 17, 1962 – Jan 12, 1982 · 20 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jan 12, 1982
Luther Lee Bohanon D
Aug 30, 1961 – Aug 2, 1974 · 13 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 2, 1974
William Robert Wallace D
Jun 8, 1950 – Jun 24, 1960 · 10 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Bower Slack Broaddus D
Oct 1, 1940 – Dec 10, 1949 · 9.2 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eugene Rice D
Aug 11, 1937 – Dec 1, 1963 · 26 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Dec 1, 1963
Alfred Paul Murrah D
Mar 3, 1937 – Sep 9, 1940 · 3.5 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Elmore Kennamer R
Feb 19, 1924 – Feb 16, 1925 · 12 months · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Robert Lee Williams D
Jan 7, 1919 – Apr 19, 1937 · 18 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Ralph E. Campbell R
Jan 13, 1908 – Aug 31, 1918 · 11 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.