Seay, Frank Howell Born 1938 in Shawnee, OK Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a seat vacated by Joseph W. Morris. Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1980-1996. Assumed senior status on September 25, 2003. Education: University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1961 University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1963 Professional Career: Private practice, Seminole, Oklahoma, 1963-1966 County attorney, Seminole County, Oklahoma, 1963-1966 First assistant district attorney, Twenty-Second Judicial District, Oklahoma, 1967-1968 Judge, Oklahoma District Court, Twenty-Second Judicial District, 1968-1979; associate judge, 1968-1974; judge, 1974-1979