U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Tenth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| David Lynn Russell | Reagan (R) | 1981 |
| Wayne Edward Alley | Reagan (R) | 1985 |
| Robin J. Cauthron | Bush (R) | 1991 |
| Vicki Miles-LaGrange | Clinton (D) | 1994 |
| Stephen P. Friot | Bush (R) | 2001 |
| Joe L. Heaton | Bush (R) | 2001 |
| Timothy D. DeGiusti | Bush (R) | 2007 |
| Scott Lawrence Palk | Trump (R) | 2017 |
| Charles Barnes Goodwin | Trump (R) | 2018 |
| Jodi Warmbrod Dishman | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Bernard M. Jones | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Patrick Robert Wyrick | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| John Frederick Heil III | Trump (R) | 2020 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| James H. Payne | Bush (R) | 2001–2025 |
| Billy Michael Burrage | Clinton (D) | 1994–2001 |
| Timothy D. Leonard | Bush (R) | 1992–2026 |
| Layn R. Phillips | Reagan (R) | 1987–1991 |
| Lee Roy West | Carter (D) | 1979–2020 |
| Ralph Gordon Thompson | Ford (R) | 1975–2007 |
| Harold Dale Cook | Ford (R) | 1974–2008 |
| Luther Boyd Eubanks | Johnson (D) | 1965–1987 |
| Frederick Alvin Daugherty | Kennedy (D) | 1962–2006 |
| Luther Lee Bohanon | Kennedy (D) | 1961–2003 |
| Ross Rizley | Eisenhower (R) | 1956–1969 |
| William Robert Wallace | Truman (D) | 1950–1960 |
| Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr. | Roosevelt (D) | 1943–1989 |
| Bower Slack Broaddus | Roosevelt (D) | 1940–1949 |
| Alfred Paul Murrah | Roosevelt (D) | 1937–1940 |
| Edgar Sullins Vaught | Coolidge (R) | 1929–1959 |
| John Hazelton Cotteral | Roosevelt (R) | 1908–1928 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1908.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.