Timothy D. DeGiusti at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- Jurisdiction
- Oklahoma · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 9, 2007–present
Timothy D. DeGiusti
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · January 9, 2026
Zaykariya v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · December 4, 2025
Dalton Gage Hill v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (1)
- Court response
- Costs Order; Mandatory disclosure of AI use in future filings; CLE obligation
AI-related ruling · September 9, 2025
Shantell Robinson v. Oglala Sioux Tribe, et al.
- Court response
- Plaintiff's claims dismissed with prejudice
Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct professor of law, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1998-2003
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, OK, 1993-2007
- trial counsel, JAG Corps, 1990-1993
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, OK, 1988-1990
- U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, 1981-2003
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Oklahoma, 2007-present
Education
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · B.A., 1985
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
Personal record
Born 1962 · Oklahoma City, OK
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392611CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/845/timothy-d-degiusti/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts