Joe L. Heaton (born December 12, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Joe L. Heaton
Oklahoma Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Born 1951 in Alva, OK
FJC ID: 2905
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Western District of OklahomaU.S. Attorney's Office · 1992–1993, 1996–2001- ↳special assistant U.S. attorney and U.S. attorney · 1992–1993
- ↳first assistant U.S. attorney · 1996–2001
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma1977–1992, 1993–1996
- University of Central OklahomaAdjunct instructor · 1980–1981, 1992–1993
- OklahomaState representative · 1984–1992
- U.S. Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett of OklahomaLegislative assistant · 1976–1977
Appointments
2001–2019 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1976- Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityB.A. · 1973