Claire Eagan
| Claire Eagan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Station: | Tulsa, OK |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 10/24/2001 - Present |
| Chief: | 2005 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Thomas R. Brett |
| Past post: | Northern District of Oklahoma, Magistrate |
| Past term: | 1998-2001 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1950 |
| Home State: | Bronx, NY |
| Bachelors: | Trinity College, B.A., 1972 |
| Law School: | Fordham Law, J.D., 1976 |
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Early life and education
Born in the Bronx, New York, Eagan graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC with her Bachelor's Degree in 1972 and from Fordham University Law School with her Juris Doctor degree in 1976. [1]
Professional career
Eagan was a law clerk to former federal judge Allen Barrow in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1976 to 1978. From 1978 to 1998, Eagan was a private practice attorney in Oklahoma.[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Oklahoma, Magistrate
Eagan was a magistrate judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1998-2001.
Northern District of Oklahoma
On September 4, 2001, on the recommendation of Senators James Inhofe and Don Nicles, Eagan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma by President George W. Bush to a seat vacated by Thomas Rutherford Brett. Eagan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 23, 2001 on a Senate vote and received commission on October 24, 2001. [2] Eagan has served as the Chief Judge of the Court since 2005.[1]
See also
External links
- Claire Eagan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- Tulsa World, "When will justice come for wronged workers?," February 6, 2012
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas R. Brett |
Northern District of Oklahoma 2001–Current Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: James PayneChief Judge: Claire EaganChief Judge: Gregory Frizzell • John Dowdell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Frank McCarthy • Paul Cleary • Lane Wilson • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Russell • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Allen Barrow • Thomas Brett • Sven Holmes • Royce Savage • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Terence Kern • James Ellison • Harold Cook • Allen Barrow • Thomas Brett • Sven Holmes • Royce Savage • | ||
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