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Scott Lawrence Palk
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma · 2017
Scott Lawrence Palk, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The Senate voted 79–16 on the nomination on Oct 26, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed79–16 · Oct 26, 2017
Education
- Oklahoma State UniversityB.S., 1989
- University of Oklahoma College of LawJ.D., 1992
Career
Assistant district attorney, Cleveland, Garvin, and McClain Counties, Oklahoma, 1992-2002; Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force coordinator, 1992-1995; first assistant district attorney, 1998-2002; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, 2002-2011; deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2004-2011; Assistant dean for students and assistant general counsel, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2011-2017
Biography
Scott Lawrence Palk (born 1967) is an American attorney and academic serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He formerly served as the assistant dean at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
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