Who appointed Ronald A. White?

President George W. Bush appointed Ronald A. White to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2003.

Was Ronald A. White appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ronald A. White was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ronald A. White's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Ronald A. White 93–0 on September 30, 2003.

Eastern District of Oklahoma / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2026

Ronald A. White

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Ronald A. White is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1986. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1961 · age 65
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: University of Oklahoma 1983 · University of Oklahoma College of Law 1986
Succeeded: Frank Howell Seay

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Eastern District of Oklahoma succeeded Frank Howell Seay	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on September 30, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 370. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

44 D, 49 R

Did not vote · 7

4 D, 2 R, 1 I

Education

University of Oklahoma	B.A.	1983
University of Oklahoma College of Law	J.D.	1986

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, White was assigned 3,235 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 234 days across 2,983 closed cases.

Other civil matters27%

Civil rights14%

Prisoner & habeas14%

Social Security13%

Personal-injury torts12%

Contract9%

Other11%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 340 of White’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 274 were affirmed, 37 reversed or vacated, and 29 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, White authored 11 published opinions for the court (2003–2010). Most cited: Plummer v. Farmers Group, Inc. (13 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2005	Plummer v. Farmers Group, Inc.	388 F. Supp. 2d 1310	13
2007	Murphy v. Sirmons	497 F. Supp. 2d 1257	9
2010	TRI-COUNTY HOSPICE, INC. v. Sebelius	788 F. Supp. 2d 1274	8
2007	Jones v. Eagle-North Hills Shopping Centre, L.P.	478 F. Supp. 2d 1321	8
2006	Green v. BOARD OF CTY. COM'RS OF COUNTY OF HASKELL	450 F. Supp. 2d 1273	7
2008	Murchison v. Progressive Northern Insurance	572 F. Supp. 2d 1281	2
2003	Hayes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	294 F. Supp. 2d 1249	2
2008	Murchison v. Progressive Northern Insurance	564 F. Supp. 2d 1311	1
2006	Floyd Ex Rel. Craven v. Quinton Public Schools	438 F. Supp. 2d 1318	1
2005	In Re the Estate of Masters	361 F. Supp. 2d 1303	1
2005	United States v. Fields	378 F. Supp. 2d 1329	0

Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Ronald A. White?: President George W. Bush appointed Ronald A. White to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2003.
Was Ronald A. White appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ronald A. White was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ronald A. White's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Ronald A. White 93–0 on September 30, 2003.
Which court is Ronald A. White on?: Ronald A. White is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Sources

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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).