Frank Hooper

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Frank Hooper
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #2T
Service:
Appointed by:   Harry Truman
Active:   2/23/1950 - 6/29/1967
Chief:   1950-1965
Senior:   6/29/1967 - 2/11/1985
Preceded by:   Robert Lee Russell
Succeeded by:   Newell Edenfield
Past post:   Superior Court of Georgia, Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Past term:   1943-1949
Personal History
Born:   April 21, 1895
Deceased:   February 11, 1985
Law School:   Atlanta Law, LL.B.
Grad. School:   Atlanta Law, LL.M., LL.D.
Military service:   U.S. Navy Reserve 1919

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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 career

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.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Robert Lee Russell
Northern District of Georgia
1950–1967
Seat #2T
Succeeded by:
Newell Edenfield


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