U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
22 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Jason A. Robertson
Magistrate judge
Ralph Emerson CampbellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Eugene RiceDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
D. Edward Snow
Magistrate judge
Gerald L. Jackson
Magistrate judge
John F. Heil, III
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Bower Slack BroaddusDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Alfred Paul MurrahDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Steven P. Shreder
Magistrate judge
Franklin Elmore KennamerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Ronald A. WhiteSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Kimberly E. West
Magistrate judge
James Hardy PayneDeceased
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Frederick Alvin DaughertyDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
William Robert WallaceDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Luther Lee BohanonDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Orville Edwin LangleyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Joseph Wilson MorrisDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Harold Dale CookDeceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Billy Michael BurrageResigned 2001
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Frank Howell SeayNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Alfred Paul MurrahDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Filing
Submit proposed orders in Word compatible text format to the clerk’s designated email mailbox; PDFs are not accepted.
“All proposed orders shall be in a text format compatible with Word, which is a ‘Save As’ option in most word processing software; proposed orders in .pdf format will not be accepted. All proposed orders shall be submitted to the Clerk via the designated mailbox at [email protected].”
Filing
For a motion needing no supporting brief, file the motion first and identify its docket number in the proposed order.
“The motion, which shall comply with LCvR7.1, must be filed prior to submitting the proposed order, and the proposed order must refer to the docket entry number for the motion.”
Sealing
File a motion in CM/ECF with the proposed sealed document attached and email a proposed order to the intake box.
“filing in CM/ECF a Motion to Seal Document(s), attaching a copy of the document sought to be sealed as an exhibit, and submitting a proposed order granting the relief to the Court’s intake box”
Sealing
Serve sealed pleadings outside CM/ECF; participating counsel cannot view them through NEF links.
“The filing attorney must serve their sealed pleadings and attachments to opposing counsel through means”
Sealing
Keep confidential information out of the title of a sealed pleading, which is publicly docketed.
“Titles of sealed pleadings will be docketed and open to the public.”