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

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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the

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). The District was established on June 16, 1906, and became operational on November 16, 1907, with Oklahoma achieving statehood.

Organization

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

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. Enid and Ponca City Division comprises the following counties:

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, Garfield, Grant,

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, Noble, and Payne. Lawton and Mangum Division comprises the following counties: Beckham,

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, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson,

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, and Washita. Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, and Shawnee Division comprises the following counties: Blaine,

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, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, Lincoln,

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, McClain,

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

, and

Pottawatomie The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a ...

. Woodward Division comprises the following counties:

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, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis,

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, Roger Mills,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, 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.

Current judges

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Oklahoma, Northern District Oklahoma law Garfield County, Oklahoma Garvin County, Oklahoma Grady County, Oklahoma Greer County, Oklahoma Kay County, Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma Logan County, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Woodward County, Oklahoma 1906 establishments in Oklahoma Territory 1907 establishments in Oklahoma Courthouses in Oklahoma Courts and tribunals established in 1906