Timothy D. Leonard

Timothy D. Leonard (born 1940) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Timothy D. Leonard
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 byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byLayn R. Phillips
Succeeded byTimothy D. DeGiusti
Personal details
Born
Timothy D. Leonard

1940 (age 7980)
Beaver, Oklahoma
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (B.A.)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Beaver, Oklahoma, Leonard received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1965. He was in the United States Navy Lieutenant Commander, JAG Corps from 1965 to 1968. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1968 to 1972. He was an assistant state attorney general of Oklahoma from 1969 to 1971. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City in 1971. He was in private practice in Beaver from 1971 to 1988. He was a member of the 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]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Layn R. Phillips
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
1992–2006
Succeeded by
Timothy D. DeGiusti
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