Who appointed Timothy D. DeGiusti?

President George W. Bush appointed Timothy D. DeGiusti to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in 2007.

Was Timothy D. DeGiusti appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Timothy D. DeGiusti was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Timothy D. DeGiusti's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Timothy D. DeGiusti 96–0 on August 3, 2007.

Western District of Oklahoma / Appointed 2007 / Active

Timothy D. DeGiusti

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Timothy D. DeGiusti is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1988. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1962 · age 64
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: University of Oklahoma 1985 · University of Oklahoma College of Law 1988
Succeeded: Timothy D. Leonard

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Western District of Oklahoma succeeded Timothy D. Leonard	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on August 3, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 308. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

45 D, 49 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 4

4 D

Education

University of Oklahoma	B.A.	1985
University of Oklahoma College of Law	J.D.	1988
Duke University School of Law	LL.M.	2018

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, DeGiusti was assigned 2,437 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 188 days across 1,973 closed cases.

Other civil matters32%

Contract14%

Civil rights14%

Personal-injury torts10%

Prisoner & habeas9%

Other federal statutes7%

Other14%

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 181 of DeGiusti’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 159 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 8 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, DeGiusti authored 13 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK), PLC v. Sea Cat I, LLC (9 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
2009	Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK), PLC v. Sea Cat I, LLC	653 F. Supp. 2d 1193	9
2010	BOWDISH v. Federal Express Corp.	699 F. Supp. 2d 1306	8
2008	Dobbs Ex Rel. Estate of Dobbs v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals	530 F. Supp. 2d 1275	6
2009	Trinity Baptist Church v. Guideone Elite Insurance	654 F. Supp. 2d 1316	4
2009	Dillman v. Winchester	639 F. Supp. 2d 1257	2
2009	Underwood v. BOARD, COUNTY COM'RS, COUNTY OF JEFF.	611 F. Supp. 2d 1223	2
2011	Bays Exploration, Inc. v. PenSa, Inc.	771 F. Supp. 2d 1289	1
2010	Muhammad v. Comanche Nation Casino	742 F. Supp. 2d 1268	1
2010	Oklahoma Department of Securities Ex Rel. Faught v. Mathews	423 B.R. 684	1
2009	Huebbe v. Oklahoma Casting Co.	663 F. Supp. 2d 1196	1
2011	James v. Department of Veterans Affairs	778 F. Supp. 2d 1249	0
2010	Grimes v. CIRRUS INDUSTRIES, INC.	712 F. Supp. 2d 1256	0
2008	Adams v. Bouchard	591 F. Supp. 2d 1191	0

Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Timothy D. DeGiusti?: President George W. Bush appointed Timothy D. DeGiusti to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in 2007.
Was Timothy D. DeGiusti appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Timothy D. DeGiusti was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Timothy D. DeGiusti's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Timothy D. DeGiusti 96–0 on August 3, 2007.
Which court is Timothy D. DeGiusti on?: Timothy D. DeGiusti is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Sources

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