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

22 judges have served since Feb 16, 1925. Now: John David Russell DSara Elizabeth Hill DJohn Frederick Heil, III R.

Judges
22
15 D · 6 R · 1 N(
Longest tenure
21 years
Royce H. Savage
Current
2.8 years
John David Russell, since Jan 4, 2024
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020Franklin Elmore Kennamer · 1925-02-16 – 1940-06-01 · None (reassignment)Bower 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 · RepublicanAlfred Paul Murrah · 1937-03-03 – 1940-09-09 · DemocratRoyce H. Savage · 1940-10-01 – 1961-10-31 · DemocratFrederick Alvin Daugherty · 1962-02-17 – 1982-01-12 · DemocratTerence C. Kern · 1994-06-09 – 2010-01-04 · DemocratJohn Edward Dowdell · 2012-12-12 – 2021-06-21 · DemocratSara Elizabeth Hill · 2024-01-02 – present · DemocratAllen Edward Barrow · 1962-08-02 – 1979-02-26 · DemocratJames O. Ellison · 1979-11-02 – 1994-11-07 · DemocratSven Erik Holmes · 1994-11-21 – 2005-03-13 · DemocratGregory Kent Frizzell · 2007-02-02 – 2025-03-01 · RepublicanThomas Rutherford Brett · 1979-11-02 – 1996-10-03 · DemocratClaire Eagan · 2001-10-24 – 2022-10-01 · RepublicanJohn David Russell · 2024-01-04 – present · DemocratDavid Lynn Russell · 1981-12-17 – 1990-12-01 · Republican
John David Russell D
Jan 4, 2024 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden
Sara Elizabeth Hill D
Jan 2, 2024 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–14
John Frederick Heil, III R
May 27, 2020 – present · 6.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 75–17
John Edward Dowdell D
Dec 12, 2012 – Jun 21, 2021 · 8.5 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 21, 2021 · confirmed 95–0
Gregory Kent Frizzell R
Feb 2, 2007 – Mar 1, 2025 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 1, 2025 · confirmed 99–0
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
Claire Eagan R
Oct 24, 2001 – Oct 1, 2022 · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 1, 2022 · confirmed 99–0
Sven Erik Holmes D
Nov 21, 1994 – Mar 13, 2005 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Billy Michael Burrage D
Jun 9, 1994 – Mar 1, 2001 · 6.7 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Terence C. Kern D
Jun 9, 1994 – Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 4, 2010
David Lynn Russell R
Dec 17, 1981 – Dec 1, 1990 · 9 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James O. Ellison D
Nov 2, 1979 – Nov 7, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 7, 1994
Thomas Rutherford Brett D
Nov 2, 1979 – Oct 3, 1996 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 3, 1996
Harold Dale Cook R
Dec 20, 1974 – Jan 1, 1992 · 17 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jan 1, 1992
Allen Edward Barrow D
Aug 2, 1962 – Feb 26, 1979 · 17 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
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
Royce H. Savage D
Oct 1, 1940 – Oct 31, 1961 · 21 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred Paul Murrah D
Mar 3, 1937 – Sep 9, 1940 · 3.5 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Elmore Kennamer N(
Feb 16, 1925 – Jun 1, 1940 · 15 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 1, 1940

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