Frank Whitney
| Frank Whitney | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Station: | Charlotte, NC |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 06/05/2006 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Brent McKnight |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1959 |
| Home State: | Charlotte, NC |
| Undergraduate: | Wake Forest U., B.A., 1982 |
| Law School: | U. of North Carolina Law, J.D., 1987 |
| Grad. School: | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.B.A., 1987 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Reserves 1982-Current |
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Frank Whitney is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native of North Carolina, Whitney graduated from Wake Forest University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1982 and later graduated from the University of North Carolina with his Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration Degree in 1987. Whitney has served as a reservist in the US Army since 1982.
Professional career
Whitney started out as a private practice attorney licensed in the District of Columbia from 1987 to 1988 and 1989-1990. From 1988 to 1989, Whitney was a Law Clerk for Federal Appeals Judge David Sentelle in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1988 to 1989. In 1990, Whitney joined the US Attorney's Office as a Assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1990 to 2001 before re-enetering into private practice work licensed in the State of North Carolina from 2001 to 2002. Then in 2002, Whitney was nominated by President George W. Bush as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina serving as the Lead Federal Prosecutor for the Eastern Region of North Carolina until his appointment to the Federal Bench in 2006.
Judicial career
Western District of North Carolina
On the recommendation of North Carolina U.S. Senator E;izabeth Dole, Whitney was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006 to a seat vacated by Brent McKnight as McKnight died while in Judicial Service[1]. Whitney was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2006 on a Senate vote and received commission on July 5, 2006.
Notable cases
See also
External links
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Whitney
- "FJC.gov", Judge McKinght's Biography, January 13, 2008 from Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Brent McKnight |
Western District of North Carolina 2006–Current Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert Conrad • Frank Whitney • Richard Voorhees • Martin Reidinger • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Kessler • Dennis Howell • David Cayer • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Paine Dick • James Edmund Boyd • Hamilton Glover Ewart • Lacy Thornburg • Edwin Yates Webb • James Craven • David Henderson • Woodrow Jones • Harold Brent McKnight • James McMillan • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Graham Mullen • Richard Voorhees • James Craven • Woodrow Jones • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
