United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma explained

Post:	United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
Acting:	Robert J. Troester
Incumbentsince:	April 25, 2022
First:	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

• John Embry

1907–1912

• Isaac Taylor

1912

• Homer Boardman

1912–1913

• Isaac Taylor

1913–1914

• John Fain

1914–1920

• Frank Randell

1920

• Robert Peck

1920–1921

• William Maurer

1921–1925

• Roy St. Lewis

1925–1931

• Herbert Hyde

1931–1934

• William Lewis

1934–1938

• Charles Dierker

1938–1947

• Robert Shelton

1947–1953

• Fred Mock

1953–1954

• Paul Cress

1954–1961

• Andrew Potter

1961–1969

• Bill Burkett

1969–1975^[2]

• David Lynn Russell

1975–1977

• John Green

1977–1978

• Larry Patton

1978–1981^[3]

• David Lynn Russell

1981–1982^{[4] [5]}

• John Green

1982

• Bill Price

1982–1989^[6]

• Robert Mydans

1989

• Timothy D. Leonard

1989–1992^[7]

• John Green

1993^[8]

• 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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.news-star.com/newsnow/x370507041/Sanford-C-Coats-sworn-in-as-U-S-Attorney Sanford C. Coats sworn in as U.S. Attorney
2. http://newsok.com/ex-u.s.-attorney-to-head-dhs-panel/article/2270797 Ex US Attorney to head DHS Panel
3. http://newsok.com/glass-door-story-at-u.s.-attorneys-office-not-an-open-and-shut-case/article/1967889 Glass dor story
4. Web site: Russell, David Lynn. Federal Judicial Center. May 27, 2024. en-US.
5. Web site: The Honorable David L. Russell Constitution Award Rogers State University . www.rsu.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140916184134/http://rsu.edu/lectureships/constitution/russell.asp . September 16, 2014.
6. Web site: William S. (Bill) Price Phillips Murrah, PC . www.phillipsmurrah.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104084456/http://www.phillipsmurrah.com/attorneys/william-s-bill-price . November 4, 2014.
7. Web site: Leonard, Timothy D.. Federal Judicial Center. May 27, 2024. en-US.
8. Web site: The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Oklahoma. politicalgraveyard.com.
9. Web site: Judge Miles-LaGrange Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly. www.vassar.edu.
10. Web site: Miles-LaGrange, Vicki. Federal Judicial Center. May 27, 2024. en-US.
11. Web site: Press release. Clinton Presidential Materials Project White House Virtual Library . May 19, 1995 . December 2, 2023.
12. Web site: Patrick M. Ryan - Oklahoma Lawyers - Lawyer in the White Hat. Super Lawyers.
13. http://newsok.com/u.s.-attorney-swearing-in-set/article/2505569 US Attorney swearing in set
14. Web site: Daniel Webber - Ryan Whaley Attorneys. July 31, 2020.
15. Web site: Fellers Snider - Robert G. McCampbell . www.fellerssnider.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130209214037/http://www.fellerssnider.com/our_attorneys/robert-mccampbell . February 9, 2013.
16. Web site: John C. Richter. www.kslaw.com.
17. http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news14984/oklahoma-man-sentenced-30-months-mortgage-fraud-scheme Oklahoma man sentenced 30 months mortgage fraud scheme
18. Web site: USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Western District of Oklahoma Meet the Attorney Page . www.justice.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110529093626/http://www.justice.gov/usao/okw/meetattorney.html . May 29, 2011.