The United States attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma is the chief federal law enforcement officer in forty Oklahoma counties. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney. Sanford Coats, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009 was the U.S. attorney for the District until 2016.Sanford C. Coats sworn in as U.S. Attorney , Shawnee News-Star, December 30, 2009

Jurisdiction Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. The court sits at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.

Organization The office is organized into divisions handling criminal and civil matters.

List of U.S. attorneys for the Western District of Oklahoma John Embry: 1907–1912 Isaac Taylor: 1912 Homer Boardman: 1912–1913 Isaac Taylor: 1913–1914 John Fain: 1914–1920 Frank Randell: 1920 Robert Peck: 1920–1921 William Maurer: 1921–1925 Roy St. Lewis: 1925–1931 Herbert Hyde: 1931–1934 William Lewis: 1934–1938 Charles Dierker: 1938–1947 Robert Shelton: 1947–1953 Fred Mock: 1953–1954 Paul Cress: 1954–1961 Andrew Potter: 1961–1969 Bill Burkett: 1969–1975Ex US Attorney to head DHS Panelnewsok.com David Lynn Russell: 1975–1977 John Green: 1977–1978 Larry Patton: 1978–1981Glass dor storynewsok.com David Lynn Russell: 1981–1982 John Green: 1982 Bill Price: 1982–1989 Robert Mydans: 1989 Timothy D. Leonard: 1989–1992 John Green: 1993 Vicki Miles-LaGrange: 1993–1994 Rozia McKinney-Foster: 1994–1995 Patrick Ryan: 1995–1999US Attorney swearing in setnewsok.com Daniel Webber: 1999–2001 Robert McCampbell: 2001–2005 John Richter: 2005–2009 Robert Troester: 2009Oklahoma man sentenced 30 months mortgage fraud schemeNMP Magazine Sanford Coats: 2009–2016 Mark A. Yancey: 2016–2019 (acting) Timothy J. Downing:2019-2021

References

External links United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Official Website