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Timothy D. DeGiusti
American judge (born 1962)
American judge (born 1962)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Timothy DeGiusti |
| office | Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court |
| appointer | John Roberts |
| term_start | May 19, 2023 |
| predecessor | Anne C. Conway |
| office1 | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma |
| term_start1 | July 1, 2019 |
| predecessor1 | Joe L. Heaton |
| office2 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma |
| term_start2 | August 9, 2007 |
| appointer2 | George W. Bush |
| predecessor2 | Timothy D. Leonard |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| education | University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) |
| Duke University (LLM) |
Duke University (LLM) Timothy D. DeGiusti (born March 3, 1962) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma as well as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Education and career
DeGiusti was born in Oklahoma City and attended Douglas High School. DeGiusti served as an officer in the Army National Guard/U.S. Army Reserve from 1981 to 2003, including as a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1988. In 2018 he received a Master of Laws degree from Duke University Law School. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2007. He was a Trial counsel, U.S. Army, JAG Corps from 1990 to 1993. He was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law from 1998 to 2003.
Federal judicial service
On February 15, 2007, DeGiusti was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma vacated by Judge Timothy D. Leonard. DeGiusti was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2007, and received his commission on August 9, 2007. He became chief judge on July 1, 2019.
Notable cases
In 2018, DeGiusti presided over the trial of former state Senator Ralph Shortey for soliciting a 17 year-old for sex at a hotel. Shorty pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for prosecutors dropping other charges, and DeGiusti sentenced him to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
References
Sources
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References
- "History of the Federal Courts of Oklahoma: 1975-2017".
- James E. Warner III and Brandi Haskins, Judicial Profile: Hon. Timothy D. DeGiusti / Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TFL_Jan-Feb2020-Hon.DeGiusti.pdf
- {{FJC Bio
- https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TFL_Jan-Feb2020-Hon.DeGiusti.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (December 2025)
- (2018-09-18). "Ex-Oklahoma state senator sentenced to 15 years on child sex trafficking charge".
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