Timothy D. Leonard
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Timothy D. Leonard | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| Assumed office August 21, 2006 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| In office August 12, 1992 – August 21, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Layn R. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Timothy D. DeGiusti |
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| Born | Timothy D. Leonard 1940 (age 83–84) Beaver, Oklahoma |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) University of Oklahoma College of Law (JD) |
Timothy D. Leonard (born 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Education and career
Born in
Oklahoma State Senate from 1979 to 1988. He was a minority floor leader from 1985 to 1986. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1988 to 1989. He was a guest lecturer and adjunct professor, Oklahoma City University from 1988 to 1989. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1989 to 1992.[1]
Federal judicial service
Leonard was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 20, 1991, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma vacated by Judge Layn R. Phillips. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1992, and received his commission on August 12, 1992. He assumed senior status on August 21, 2006.[1]
Further reading
Leonard is the subject of a book co-authored by Oklahoma City attorney, Bob Burke, and federal district judge Joe L. Heaton. The book is Tim Leonard: Son of the Panhandle (Oklahoma Hall of Fame Publishing, 2023).[2]
References
- ^ a b "Leonard, Timothy D. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Burke, Bob. "Timothy Leonard: Son of the Panhandle". Scissortail Gifts. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Publishing. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
Sources
- Timothy D. Leonard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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