Joe L. Heaton

Joe L. Heaton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Assumed office
July 1, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
In office
November 25, 2015  July 1, 2019
Preceded byVicki Miles-LaGrange
Succeeded byTimothy D. DeGiusti
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
In office
December 10, 2001  July 1, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRalph Gordon Thompson
Succeeded byBernard M. Jones
Personal details
Born (1951-12-12) December 12, 1951
Alva, Oklahoma
Political partyRepublican
EducationNorthwestern Oklahoma State University (BA)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (JD)

Joe L. Heaton (born December 12, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.