Frederick Alvin Daugherty

Frederick Alvin Daugherty (August 18, 1914 – April 7, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Education and career

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Daugherty received a Bachelor of Laws from Cumberland University (now the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University) in 1933. He entered private practice of law in Oklahoma City from 1937 to 1940. He was in the United States Army as a Commanding Officer from 1940 to 1946. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1946 to 1950. He was again in the United States Army as a Commanding Officer from 1950 to 1952. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1952 to 1955. He was a Judge of the Seventh Judicial District Court of the State of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1961.

Federal judicial service

Daugherty received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, to a new joint seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was nominated to the same seat by President Kennedy on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received his commission on February 17, 1962. He served as Chief Judge of the Western District from 1972 to 1982 and as Chief Judge of the Eastern District from 1973 to 1975. He assumed senior status on January 12, 1982. He served as a Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1981 to 1988 and as a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1993. His service was terminated on April 7, 2006, due to his death.