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Seay, Frank Howell
Born 1938 in Shawnee, OK
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2003