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John F. Heil III
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Incumbent

Assumed office
June 21, 2021
Preceded byJohn E. Dowdell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 27, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJames H. Payne
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
EducationOklahoma State University (BS)
University of Tulsa (JD)

John Frederick Heil III (born 1968)[1] is an American lawyer from Oklahoma who is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. In addition to his appointment to the Northern District, he is also a judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Education[edit]

Heil earned his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he served as an Editor for the Tulsa Law Journal.[2]

Career[edit]

Before joining Hall Estill, Heil served the State of Oklahoma as Assistant District Attorney in the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. From 2000 to 2020, he was a shareholder and director at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & NelsoninTulsa, Oklahoma, where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation.[2]

Federal judicial service[edit]

On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Heil to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Heil to the seat vacated by Judge James H. Payne, who assumed senior status on August 1, 2017.[3] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[5] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on January 8, 2020.[6] On March 12, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote.[7] On May 20, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 76–16 vote.[8] Later that same day, his nomination was confirmed by a 75–17 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on May 27, 2020. He has served as the Chief Judge of the Northern District of Oklahoma since 2021.[10]

References[edit]

  • ^ "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019
  • ^ "PN1313 – Nomination of John F. Heil III for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  • ^ "Twenty-one Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 6, 2020
  • ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for January 8, 2020
  • ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 12, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  • ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: John F. Heil III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma)", United States Senate, May 20, 2020
  • ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma)", United States Senate, May 20, 2020
  • ^ "Heil, John Frederick III – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  • External links[edit]

    Legal offices
    Preceded by

    James H. Payne

    Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
    Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
    Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

    2020–present
    Incumbent
    Preceded by

    John E. Dowdell

    Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
    2021–present

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_F._Heil_III&oldid=1214578704"

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