Gregory Kent Frizzell (born December 13, 1956) is a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Wichita,

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, Frizzell received a

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degree from the

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in 1981 and a

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from the

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in 1984. He was a

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for Judge

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of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1986, thereafter entering private practice in

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from 1986 to 1995, and then serving as general counsel to the Oklahoma Tax Commission from 1995 to 1997. He was a District judge, 14th Judicial District, State of Oklahoma from 1997 to 2007.

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 2007, Frizzell was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the

vacated by

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. Frizzell was confirmed by the

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on February 1, 2007, and received his commission on February 2, 2007. He was elevated to Chief Judge on March 14, 2012, succeeding Judge

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, who had been appointed to the

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. His term as Chief Judge concluded on March 14, 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frizzell, Gregory Kent 1956 births Living people Oklahoma state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush 21st-century American judges University of Tulsa alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni People from Wichita, Kansas