The United States attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma is the chief federal law enforcement officer in forty Oklahoma counties. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney. Sanford Coats, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009 was the U.S. attorney for the District until 2016.[1]
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| First holder | John Embry |
Jurisdiction
editAlfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. The court sits at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.
Organization
editThe office is organized into divisions handling criminal and civil matters.
List of U.S. attorneys for the Western District of Oklahoma
edit- John Embry: 1907–1912[2]
- Isaac Taylor: 1912[2]
- Homer Boardman: 1912–1913[2]
- Isaac Taylor: 1913–1914[2]
- John Fain: 1914–1920[2]
- Frank Randell: 1920[2]
- Robert Peck: 1920–1921[2]
- William Maurer: 1921–1925[2]
- Roy St. Lewis: 1925–1931[2]
- Herbert Hyde: 1931–1934[2]
- William Lewis: 1934–1938[2]
- Charles Dierker: 1938–1947[2]
- Robert Shelton: 1947–1953[2]
- Fred Mock: 1953–1954[2]
- Paul Cress: 1954–1961[2]
- Andrew Potter: 1961–1969[2]
- Bill Burkett: 1969–1975[3]
- David Lynn Russell: 1975–1977[4][5]
- John Green: 1977–1978[2]
- Larry Patton: 1978–1981[6][2]
- David Lynn Russell: 1981–1982[4][5]
- John Green: 1982[2]
- Bill Price: 1982–1989[7]
- Robert Mydans: 1989[2]
- Timothy D. Leonard: 1989–1992[8]
- John Green: 1993[2]
- Vicki Miles-LaGrange: 1993–1994[9][10]
- Rozia McKinney-Foster: 1994–1995[11]
- Patrick Ryan: 1995–1999[12][13]
- Daniel Webber: 1999–2001[14]
- Robert McCampbell: 2001–2005[15]
- John Richter: 2005–2009[16]
- Robert Troester: 2009[17]
- Sanford Coats: 2009–2016[18]
- Mark A. Yancey: 2016–2019 (acting)
- Timothy J. Downing:2019-2021
References
edit- ^ Sanford C. Coats sworn in as U.S. Attorney Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Shawnee News-Star, December 30, 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Oklahoma". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ Ex US Attorney to head DHS Panel newsok.com [dead link]
- ^ a b "Russell, David Lynn". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Honorable David L. Russell | Constitution Award | Rogers State University". www.rsu.edu. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014.
- ^ Glass dor story newsok.com [dead link]
- ^ "William S. (Bill) Price | Phillips Murrah, PC". www.phillipsmurrah.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Leonard, Timothy D." Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Judge Miles-LaGrange Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly". www.vassar.edu.
- ^ "Miles-LaGrange, Vicki". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Press release". Clinton Presidential Materials Project White House Virtual Library. May 19, 1995. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Patrick M. Ryan - Oklahoma Lawyers - Lawyer in the White Hat". Super Lawyers.
- ^ US Attorney swearing in set newsok.com [dead link]
- ^ "Daniel Webber - Ryan Whaley Attorneys". July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Fellers Snider - Robert G. McCampbell". www.fellerssnider.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
- ^ "John C. Richter". www.kslaw.com.
- ^ Oklahoma man sentenced 30 months mortgage fraud scheme NMP Magazine [dead link]
- ^ "USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Western District of Oklahoma Meet the Attorney Page". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011.