Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma |
Abbreviation: | W.D. Okla. |
Seal: | Oklahoma-western.gif |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Courthouse: | William J. Holloway Jr. U.S. Courthouse |
Location: | Oklahoma City |
Location1: | Chickasha |
Location2: | Enid |
Location3: | Guthrie |
Location4: | Lawton |
Location5: | Mangum |
Location6: | Pauls Valley |
Location7: | Ponca City |
Location8: | Shawnee |
Location9: | Woodward |
Appeals To: | Tenth Circuit |
Established: | June 16, 1906 |
Judges Assigned: | 7 |
Chief: | Timothy D. DeGiusti |
Us Attorney: | Robert J. Troester |
Us Marshal: | Johnny Lee Kuhlman |
The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (in case citations, W.D. Okla. or W.D. Ok.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was established on June 16, 1906, and became operational on November 16, 1907, with Oklahoma achieving statehood.[1]
The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma is one of three federal judicial districts in Oklahoma. Court for the District is held at Lawton and Oklahoma City.
Enid and Ponca City Division comprises the following counties: Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, and Payne.
Lawton and Mangum Division comprises the following counties: Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita.
Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, and Shawnee Division comprises the following counties: Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.
Woodward Division comprises the following counties: Beaver, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Woods, and Woodward.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Robert J. Troester.[2]