Scott Lawrence Palk (born 1967) is an American attorney and academic serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He formerly served as the assistant dean at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Scott Lawrence Palk
Oklahoma Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Born 1967 in Tulsa, OK
FJC ID: 3951691
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Assistant dean for students and assistant general counsel · 2011–2017
Western District of OklahomaAssistant U.S. attorney · 2002–2011- ↳deputy chief, Criminal Division · 2004–2011
- Cleveland, Garvin, and McClain Counties, OklahomaAssistant district attorney · 1992–2002
- ↳Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force coordinator · 1992–1995
- ↳first assistant district attorney · 1998–2002
Appointments
2017–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Education
- J.D. · 1992
- Oklahoma State UniversityB.S. · 1989