Frank Hooper
Frank Arthur Hooper (1895-1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Hooper was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Robert Lee Russell; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23rd. He served as chief judge from 1950-1965. He assumed senior status on June 29, 1967, and served in that capacity until his death on February 11, 1985. Hooper was succeeded in this position by Newell Edenfield.
Early life and education
- Atlanta Law School, LL.B.
- Atlanta Law School, LL.D.
- Atlanta Law School, LL.M.
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Walter F. George, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917-1919
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1919
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1919-1943
- Representative, Georgia State Legislature, 1925-1928
- Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1933
- Instructor, Atlanta Law School, 1934-1943
- Assistant city attorney, Atlanta, Georgia, 1940-1943
- Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, 1943-1949
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Georgia
Hooper was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Robert Lee Russell;[1] he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23rd. He served as chief judge from 1950-1965. He assumed senior status on June 29, 1967, and served in that capacity until his death on February 11, 1985. Hooper was succeeded in this position by Newell Edenfield.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Lee Russell |
Northern District of Georgia 1950–1967 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Newell Edenfield
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
