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Frizzell, born Gregory Kent Frizzell, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007.", "snippet": "Gregory K. Frizzell, born Gregory Kent Frizzell, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-f-to-g", "markdown": "# Gregory K. Frizzell\n\nGregory Kent Frizzell (born 1956) is an American jurist and a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He was appointed to the court by President George W. Bush in 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He served as chief judge of the Northern District of Oklahoma from 2012 to 2019 and assumed senior status on March 1, 2025.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) |\n| Appointed by | George W. Bush[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) |\n| Confirmed | February 1, 2007, by a vote of 99 to 0[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1100041) |\n| Senior status | March 1, 2025[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) |\n| Born | 1956 in Wichita, Kansas[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) |\n| Education | B.A., University of Tulsa, 1981; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1984[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nFrizzell was born in 1956 in Wichita, Kansas.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from the [University of Tulsa](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-tulsa) in 1981 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Frizzell served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas R. Brett of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1986.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He then practiced law privately in [Tulsa, Oklahoma](https://www.edgepedia.org/tulsa-oklahoma), from 1986 to 1995.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) From 1995 to 1997, he served as general counsel of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\nIn 1997, Frizzell became a judge on the Oklahoma District Court for the Fourteenth Judicial District, where he served until 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He was the district's presiding judge from 2006 to 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [George W. Bush](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-w-bush) first nominated Frizzell to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on June 7, 2006, but no Senate vote was held on that nomination.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) Bush renominated him on January 9, 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) The Senate confirmed the nomination on February 1, 2007, by a vote of 99 to 0.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1100041) He received his commission on February 2, 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\nFrizzell served as chief judge of the Northern District of Oklahoma from 2012 to 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506) He assumed senior status on March 1, 2025.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Gregory Kent Frizzell](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392506)\n2. 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