Timothy Leonard

Timothy Leonard (born 1940) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Born in Beaver, Oklahoma, Leonard received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1962 and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1965. He was in the United States Navy Lieutenant Commander, JAG Corps from 1965 to 1968. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1968 to 1972. He was an Assistant state attorney general of Oklahoma from 1969 to 1971. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1971. He was in private practice in Beaver, Oklahoma from 1971 to 1988. He was a member of the Oklahoma State Senate from 1979 to 1988. He was a Minority floor leader from 1985 to 1986. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1988 to 1989. He was a Guest lecturer and adjunct professor, Oklahoma City University from 1988 to 1989. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma from 1989 to 1992.

Leonard was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Leonard was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 20, 1991, to a seat vacated by Layn R. Phillips. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1992, and received his commission on August 12, 1992. He assumed senior status on August 21, 2006.