John F. Heil

Hon. John F. Heil, III

Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Judge John Heil was appointed by President Trump in 2019 and confirmed in 2020. Heil was previously a shareholder and director at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation.  Before joining Hall Estill, Judge Heil served the State of Oklahoma as Assistant District Attorney in the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office.  Judge Heil earned his B.S. from Oklahoma State University and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he served as an Editor for the Tulsa Law Journal.

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