United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma

United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
First holder	John Embry

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]

Jurisdiction

Alfalfa, 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

The office is organized into divisions handling criminal and civil matters.

List of U.S. attorneys for the Western District of Oklahoma

• Timothy J. Downing:2019-2021
• Mark A. Yancey: 2016–2019(Acting)
• Sanford Coats: 2009–2016 ^[2]
• Robert Troester: 2009 ^[3]
• John Richter: 2005–2009 ^[4]
• Robert McCampbell: 2001–2005 ^[5]
• Daniel Webber: 1999–2001 ^[6]
• Patrick Ryan: 1995–1999 ^{[7] [8]}
• Rozia McKinney-Foster: 1994–1995 ^[9]
• Vicki Miles-LaGrange: 1993–1994 ^{[10] [11]}
• John Green: 1993 ^[12]
• Joe Heaton: 1992–1993 ^[13]
• Tim Leonard: 1989–1992 ^[14]
• Robert Mydans: 1989 ^[12]
• Bill Price: 1982–1989 ^[15]
• John Green: 1982 ^[12]
• David Russell: 1981–1982 ^{[16] [17]}
• Larry Patton: 1978–1981 ^{[18] [12]}
• John Green: 1977–78 ^[12]
• David Russell: 1975–1977 ^{[16] [17]}
• Bill Burkett: 1969–1975 ^[19]
• Andrew Potter: 1961–1969 ^[12]
• Paul Cress: 1954–1961 ^[12]
• Fred Mock: 1953–1954 ^[12]
• Robert Shelton: 1947–1953 ^[12]
• Charles Dierker: 1938–1947 ^[12]
• William Lewis: 1934–1938 ^[12]
• Herbert Hyde: 1931–1934 ^[12]
• Roy St. Lewis: 1925–1931 ^[12]
• William Maurer: 1921–1925 ^[12]
• Robert Peck: 1920–1921 ^[12]
• Frank Randell: 1920 ^[12]
• John Fain: 1914–1920 ^[12]
• Isaac Taylor: 1913–1914 ^[12]
• Homer Boardman: 1912–1913 ^[12]
• Isaac Taylor: 1912 ^[12]
• John Embry: 1907–1912 ^[12]

References

1. Sanford C. Coats sworn in as U.S. Attorney Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , Shawnee News-Star, December 30, 2009
2. "USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Western District of Oklahoma Meet the Attorney Page". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011.
3. Oklahoma man sentenced 30 months mortgage fraud scheme NMP Magazine ^{[ dead link ]}
4. "John C. Richter". www.kslaw.com.
5. "Fellers Snider - Robert G. McCampbell". www.fellerssnider.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
6. "Daniel Webber - Ryan Whaley Attorneys". July 31, 2020.
7. "Patrick M. Ryan - Oklahoma Lawyers - Lawyer in the White Hat". Super Lawyers.
8. US Attorney swearing in set newsok.com ^{[ dead link ]}
9. "Press release". Clinton Presidential Materials Project White House Virtual Library. May 19, 1995. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
10. "Judge Miles-LaGrange Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly". www.vassar.edu.
11. Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present fjc.gov ^{[ dead link ]}
12. "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Oklahoma". politicalgraveyard.com.
13. Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present fjc.gov ^{[ dead link ]}
14. Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present fjc.gov ^{[ dead link ]}
15. "William S. (Bill) Price | Phillips Murrah, PC". www.phillipsmurrah.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
16. Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present fjc.gov ^{[ dead link ]}
17. "The Honorable David L. Russell | Constitution Award | Rogers State University". www.rsu.edu. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014.
18. Glass dor story newsok.com ^{[ dead link ]}
19. Ex US Attorney to head DHS Panel newsok.com ^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Official Website