Stephen P. Friot | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
In office November 12, 2001 – December 1, 2014 |
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Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Wayne Edward Alley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Stephen P. Friot 1947 (age 69–70) Troy, New York |
Education |
University of Oklahoma B.A. University of Oklahoma College of Law J.D. |
Stephen P. Friot (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Born in Troy, New York, Friot received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Oklahoma from 1972 to 2001.
On September 4, 2001, Friot was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma vacated by Wayne Edward Alley. Friot was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 2001, and received his commission on November 12, 2001. He assumed senior status on December 1, 2014.