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Joe L. Heaton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Senior status since July 1, 2019.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 7, 2001
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 29, 2001
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- December 6, 2001
- Commissioned
- December 10, 2001
- Senior status
- Since July 1, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1951, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett of Oklahoma, 1976-1977
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1977-1992, 1993-1996
- Adjunct instructor, University of Central Oklahoma, 1980-1981, 1992-1993
- State representative, Oklahoma, 1984-1992
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma, 1992-1993, 1996-2001; special assistant U.S. attorney and U.S. attorney, 1992-1993; first assistant U.S. attorney, 1996-2001
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