Jodi W. Dishman

Jodi Warmbrod Dishman (born 1979) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Jodi W. Dishman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office December 20, 2019
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Personal details
Born	Jodi Marie Warmbrod 1979 (age 40–41) Memphis, Tennessee
Spouse(s)	Brent Dishman
Education	Southern Methodist University (B.B.A.) University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.)

Education

Dishman earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, from Southern Methodist University and her Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Law Review.[1]

Legal career

Upon graduation from law school, Dishman served as a law clerk to Judges Edward C. Prado and Carolyn Dineen King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She spent five years as an attorney in the San Antonio, Texas, office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. From 2012–2019, she was a shareholder at McAfee & Taft in Oklahoma City, where her practice focused on complex civil litigation in federal and state courts and where she served as President of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.[1]

Federal judicial service

On August 14, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Dishman to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.[2] On September 9, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dishman to the seat vacated by Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange, who took senior status on November 5, 2018.[3] On September 25, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 31, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[5] On December 18, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a vote of 76–17.[6] On December 19, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 75–17.[7] She received her judicial commission on December 20, 2019.

Personal life

She is married to Brent Dishman, who is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. They have two sons.[8]

References

1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, August 14, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. Casteel, Chris (August 15, 2019). "Trump taps Oklahoma City attorney for federal judgeship". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
3. "Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 9, 2019
4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 25, 2019
5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 31, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
6. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
7. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
8. "College of the Ozarks to celebrate graduates with events beginning May 12, 2019". College of the Ozarks. May 6, 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

External links

• Jodi W. Dishman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Vicki Miles-LaGrange	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 2019–present	Incumbent