--- title: "Claire Eagan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-eagan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Claire Eagan U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma - State: Oklahoma - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. Oklahoma, 2001-present - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1998-2001 - Eagan held the role of a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1998 to 2001 - Law clerk, Hon. Allen E. Barrow, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1976-1978 - Began her career as a law clerk for Judge Allen E. Barrow of the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1976 to 1978 ### Education - Fordham University School of Law in, where she held the role of commentary editor of the Fordham Law Review — J.D. (1976) - Trinity Washington University in — B.A. (1972) ### Additional information - She held the role of chief judge from 2005 to 2012 and assumed senior status on October 1, 2022 - Effective February 12, 2020, Chief Justice John G. Roberts appointed Eagan as chair of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference, reflecting her leadership within the federal judiciary - In February 2013, Eagan joined the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), serving until May 18, 2019. - Private practice, Oklahoma, 1978-1998 - She then practiced law at Hall Estill in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1978 to 1998 - Date of birth: 1950-01-01 - focusing on litigation and corporate law. - received her commission the following day. - Judge Eagan has presided over significant cases, including civil rights, labor disputes, and corporate litigation. - She also contributed to community initiatives, including supporting at-risk youth in collaboration with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board - Birth place: Bronx, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391316) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391316) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391316) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/957/claire-eagan/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/957/claire-eagan/) - [Wikidata: Claire Eagan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5125192) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-eagan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-eagan", "name": "Claire Eagan | KnowJudges", "description": "Claire Eagan, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.