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Ronald Allen White (born January 27, 1961) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, White received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1986. He was in private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1986 to 2003.
On May 15, 2003, White was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma vacated by Frank Howell Seay. White was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 2003, and received his commission on October 2, 2003.
On September 30, 2014, White ruled that the Affordable Care Act subsidies should not be made available in states that did not choose to set up their own health care exchanges. His opinion was noteworthy, as he became the first federal judge to rule on the issue after two different appeals courts issued conflicting rulings. He interacts with both rulings in his own opinion.