Joe Heaton's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Western
Contact Information
Office
200 Northwest 4th Street
Room 2301, Courtroom 201 (Second Floor) and/or Courtroom 501 (Fifth Floor)
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Full Name:
Joe L. Heaton
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1951
Birth Place:
Alva, OK
JD, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1976
BA, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 1973
Representative, Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1984-1992
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 2019-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 2015-2019
Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 2001-2015
First Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma, 1996-2001
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, September 4, 2001
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, December 6, 2001
Lawyer, Private Practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1977-1992, 1993-1996
Special Assistant United States Attorney/United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma, 1992-1993
Adjunct Instructor, University of Central Oklahoma, 1980-1981, 1992-1993
Legislative Assistant, Senator Dewey F. Bartlett, United States Senate, 1976-1977
No organizational membership information on file.