John F. Heil III

Heil earned his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he served as an Editor for the Tulsa Law Journal.[2]

Before joining Hall Estill, Heil served the State of Oklahoma as Assistant District Attorney in the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. From 2000 to 2020, he was a shareholder and director at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation.[2]

On November 6, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Heil to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump has nominated Heil to the seat vacated by Judge James H. Payne, who took senior status on August 1, 2017.[3] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[5] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on January 8, 2020.[6] On March 12, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote.[7] On May 20, 2020, the United States Senate voted to invoke cloture on his nomination by a vote of 76–16.[8] Later that same day, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 75–17.[9] He received his judicial commission on May 27, 2020.

• John F. Heil III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.