Frank DeArmon Whitney
For the 19th-century baseball player, see Frank Whitney (baseball).
Frank DeArmon Whitney | |
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.jpg) Whitney in 2012 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| In office June 2, 2013 – June 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Martin Karl Reidinger |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office July 5, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harold Brent McKnight |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| In office April 2002 – July 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Janice Cole |
| Succeeded by | George Holding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank DeArmon Whitney November 22, 1959 JAG Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal |
Frank DeArmon Whitney (born November 22, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Education and career
Born in
Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively, in 1987. He entered private practice in Washington, D.C., in 1987. From 1988-89 he was a law clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before returning to private practice from 1989-90. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1990-2001. He was in private practice in Charlotte from 2001 to 2002, and was then the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 2002-06.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
Whitney was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Harold Brent McKnight. Whitney was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 22, 2006,[4] and received his commission on July 5, 2006. He served as Chief Judge from June 2, 2013 to June 2, 2020.[5]
Military service
Whitney attended
courts-martial in a combat theater.[1] He also presided over the last court martial in Iraq before the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Judge Frank Whitney ('82) delivers justice in a war zone". Wake Forest Magazine. April 13, 2012.
- ISBN 9780160760815.
- Government Printing Office.
- ISBN 9780160864605.
- ^ Frank DeArmon Whitney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Commitment to Service Takes Federal Judge to War". United States Courts. Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
External links
- Frank DeArmon Whitney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Resume at the United States Department of Justice archive