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Harold Mooty
Harold Mooty is a commercial litigator.[1]
On August 12, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Harold Mooty to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.[1] On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Mooty to the court. As of September 3, 2025, Mooty was awaiting a committee vote to advance his nomination to the full U.S. Senate.[2] Click here for more information on Mooty's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On August 12, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Mooty to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Harold Mooty |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama |
| Progress |
| 14 days since nomination. |
 Nominated: September 2, 2025
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: September 3, 2025
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
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Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Mooty's nomination on September 3, 2025. As of September 3, 2025, Mooty was awaiting a committee vote to advance his nomination to the full U.S. Senate.[2] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
Nomination
On August 12, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Harold Mooty to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Mooty to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
Mooty was nominated to replace Judge Abdul Kallon, who retired from the court on August 31, 2022.[3]
About the court
| Northern District of Alabama |
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| Eleventh Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 8 |
| Judges: 6 |
| Vacancies: 2 |
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| Chief: David Proctor |
| Active judges: Annemarie C. Axon, Liles Burke, Madeline Haikala, Anna Manasco, Corey Maze, David Proctor Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtown Atlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.
The Northern District of Alabama has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
There are seven court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Eastern Division, covering Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, and Talladega counties
The Jasper Division, covering Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, and Winston counties.
The Middle Division, covering Cherokee, Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall, and St. Clair counties.
The Northeastern Division, covering Cullman, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan counties.
The Northwestern Division, covering Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale counties.
The Southern Division, covering Blount, Jefferson, and Shelby counties.
The Western Division, covering Bibb, Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
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