Frank Hampton McFadden

Frank Hampton McFadden
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office 1973–1982
Preceded by	Seybourn Harris Lynne
Succeeded by	Sam C. Pointer Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office August 9, 1969 – January 1, 1982
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Harlan Hobart Grooms
Succeeded by	William Acker
Personal details
Born	(1925-11-20)November 20, 1925 Oxford, Mississippi
Died	December 28, 2020(2020-12-28) (aged 95) Birmingham, Alabama
Education	University of Mississippi (B.A.) Yale Law School (LL.B.)

Frank Hampton McFadden (November 20, 1925 – December 28, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and later an attorney in private practice.

Education and career

Born on November 20, 1925, in Oxford, Mississippi, McFadden was in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1953. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1950 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1955. He was in private practice in New York City, New York, from 1955 to 1958, and then in Birmingham, Alabama until 1969.

Federal judicial service

On July 22, 1969, McFadden was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Judge Harlan Hobart Grooms. McFadden was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 8, 1969, and received his commission on August 9, 1969. He served as Chief Judge from 1973 until his resignation on January 1, 1982.

Post judicial service

Following his resignation from the federal bench, McFadden became an executive with Blount, Inc., in Montgomery, Alabama, serving until 1995. In 1995, McFadden joined the Montgomery law firm of Capell and Howard, Inc., serving as Of Counsel at the firm. He specialized in drafting contracts for construction and procurement and alternative dispute resolution.

Sources

• Frank Hampton McFadden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Frank Hampton McFadden's obituary