Timothy D. DeGiusti

Timothy D. DeGiusti (born March 3, 1962) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Timothy D. DeGiusti
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2019
Preceded by	Joe L. Heaton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office August 9, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Timothy D. Leonard
Personal details
Born	Timothy D. DeGiusti March 3, 1962[1] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Education	University of Oklahoma (BA) University of Oklahoma College of Law (JD) Duke University School of Law (LLM)

Education and career

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, DeGiusti was an Army National Guard/U.S. Army Reserve from 1981 to 2003. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1988. In 2018 he received a Master of Laws degree from Duke University Law School. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2007. He was a Trial counsel, U.S. Army, JAG Corps from 1990 to 1993. He was an Adjunct professor of law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law from 1998 to 2003.

Federal judicial service

On February 15, 2007, DeGiusti was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma vacated by Timothy D. Leonard. DeGiusti was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2007, and received his commission on August 9, 2007. He became Chief Judge on July 1, 2019.

References

1. History of the Federal Courts of Oklahoma: 1975-2017

Sources

• Timothy D. DeGiusti at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.