Timothy J. Downing
{{Short description|American attorney (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Timothy J. Downing
| image = Timothy_Downing.jpg
| office = United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
| president = Donald Trump
Joe Biden
| term_start = June 5, 2019
| term_end = February 28, 2021
| predecessor = Sanford Coats
| successor = Robert J. Troester (acting)
| state_house1 = Oklahoma
| state1 = Oklahoma
| district1 = 42nd
| term_start1 = 2016
| term_end1 = 2018
| preceded1 = Lisa Johnson Billy
| succeeded1 = Cynthia Roe
| birth_date = March 27, 1979
| party = Republican
| education = University of Oklahoma (B.A.)
Oral Roberts University (M.Mgt.)
Regent University School of Law (J.D.)
| military_data1 = U.S. Army Reserve, 2011—Present
| military_blank1 = Branch/Service
}}
Timothy J. Downing (born March 27, 1979) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma from 2019 to 2021. He represented the 42nd district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Republican from 2016 to 2018. He currently serves as a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
Education
Downing received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, his Master of Management from Oral Roberts University, and his Juris Doctor from the Regent University School of Law.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-united-states-attorney-nominee-united-states-marshal-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, March 1, 2019] {{PD-notice}}
Career and Military Service
From 2011 to 2016, Downing was an Assistant Attorney General for Oklahoma, where he represented the State of Oklahoma in criminal appeals, was a member of the Opinion Conference, and was Director of Legislative Affairs. Since 2011, he has also served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Army Reserve. In this capacity from 2013 to 2014, he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at Fort Hood, Texas, working with the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas.
Oklahoma House of Representatives
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
On March 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Downing to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. On March 5, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/ten-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate/ "Ten Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, March 5, 2019] On May 9, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/050919%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 9, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee] On May 23, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/451 |title=PN451 - Nomination of Timothy J. Downing for Department of Justice, 116th Congress (2019-2020) |date=2019-05-23 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=2019-05-25}} He was sworn in on June 5, 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/timothy-j-downing-sworn-united-states-attorney |title=Timothy J. Downing Sworn in as United States Attorney |date=2019-06-05 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en |access-date=2019-06-10}} On February 9, 2021, he announced his resignation, effective February 28, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/united-states-attorney-timothy-j-downing-announces-resignation|title=United States Attorney Timothy J. Downing Announces Resignation|date=February 10, 2021|website=www.justice.gov}}
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
After his resignation as U.S. Attorney in 2021, Downing served as the First Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma as the chief executive for the Attorney General until he was appointed to the state judiciary.{{cite web |title=The Court of Civil Appeals |url=http://www.oscn.net/static/coca-biographies.pdf?d=202210249 |website=Oklahoma Supreme Court Network |access-date=24 October 2022}} On May 27, 2022, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Downing to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
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External links
- [https://www.justice.gov/archives/usao-wdok/meet-us-attorney-downing Biography at Justice.gov]
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