Gregory Kent Frizzell
Gregory Kent Frizzell (born December 13, 1956) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Gregory Kent Frizzell | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| In office March 14, 2012 – March 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Claire Eagan |
| Succeeded by | John E. Dowdell |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| Assumed office February 2, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sven Erik Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Kent Frizzell December 13, 1956 Wichita, Kansas |
| Parents | Kent Frizzell |
| Education | University of Tulsa (B.A.) University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) |
Education and career
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Frizzell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tulsa in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984. He was a law clerk for Judge Thomas Rutherford Brett of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1986, thereafter entering private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma 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 United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma vacated by Sven Erik Holmes. Frizzell was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1, 2007, and received his commission on February 2, 2007. He was elevated to Chief Judge on March 14, 2012, succeeding Judge Claire Eagan, who had been appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. His term as Chief Judge concluded on March 14, 2019.
Sources
- Gregory Kent Frizzell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sven Erik Holmes |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Claire Eagan |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 2012–2019 |
Succeeded by John E. Dowdell |