Timothy D. Leonard
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy D. Leonard was 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 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1940–2026
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oklahoma 1962 · University of Oklahoma College of Law 1965
- Succeeded
- Layn R. Phillips
- Succeeded by
- Timothy D. DeGiusti
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Western District of Oklahoma succeeded Layn R. Phillips | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Oklahoma | B.A. | 1962 |
| University of Oklahoma College of Law | J.D. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Leonard was assigned 4,536 district-court cases (1984–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 222 days across 4,536 closed cases.
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 68 of Leonard’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 60 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 3 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, Leonard authored 14 published opinions for the court (1993–2009). Most cited: Gammon v. Chrysler Credit Corp. (In Re Gammon) (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gammon v. Chrysler Credit Corp. (In Re Gammon) | 155 B.R. 15 | 11 |
| 1995 | O'DELL v. Lamb-Grays Harbor Co. | 911 F. Supp. 490 | 6 |
| 2006 | Stafford v. Wyeth | 411 F. Supp. 2d 1318 | 3 |
| 2005 | United States v. Davenport | 412 F. Supp. 2d 1201 | 3 |
| 1993 | Velharticky v. Independent School District No. 3 of Roger Mills County | 846 F. Supp. 941 | 3 |
| 2005 | United States v. Orange | 364 F. Supp. 2d 1288 | 2 |
| 2009 | Converse v. City of Oklahoma City | 649 F. Supp. 2d 1310 | 1 |
| 2008 | Estate of Trentadue v. United States | 560 F. Supp. 2d 1124 | 1 |
| 2007 | LITTLE GIANT PUMP CO. v. Diversitech Corp. | 505 F. Supp. 2d 1107 | 1 |
| 1996 | Bointy-Tsotigh v. United States | 953 F. Supp. 358 | 1 |
| 1994 | Willhite v. Allstate Insurance | 910 F. Supp. 549 | 1 |
| 2007 | Voda v. Cordis Corp. | 506 F. Supp. 2d 868 | 0 |
| 1999 | Tin Trong Nguyen v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | 108 F. Supp. 2d 1259 | 0 |
| 1994 | Reich v. Dayton Tire, a Division of Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. | 853 F. Supp. 376 | 0 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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. Leonard?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Timothy D. Leonard to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in 1992.
- Was Timothy D. Leonard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Timothy D. Leonard was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Timothy D. Leonard's confirmation vote?
- Timothy D. Leonard was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Timothy D. Leonard on?
- Timothy D. Leonard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 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).