Appointed by Bill Clinton Succeeded by Charles Pannell Preceded by Marvin Shoob | Appointed by Bill Clinton Preceded by Phyllis Kravitch Name Frank Hull | |
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Born December 9, 1948 (age 75)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S. ( 1948-12-09 ) Alma mater Randolph College
Emory University Education Emory University, Randolph College, Emory University School of Law, Randolph–Macon College | ||
Frank Mays Hull (born December 9, 1948) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
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Education
Hull received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) in 1970. She received her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1973. She graduated cum laude, Order of the Coif, and was on the Law Review.
Legal career
Hull was a law clerk to Judge Elbert P. Tuttle of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1973 to 1974. She was an associate attorney with the law firm Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, in Atlanta, Georgia from 1974 to 1980 and a partner there from 1980 to 1984. She served as a Judge for the State Court of Fulton County, Georgia from 1984 to 1990, as a Judge for the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia from 1990 to 1994.
Federal judicial service
Hull was nominated by Bill Clinton on February 9, 1994, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Marvin Herman Shoob. She was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. Her service terminated on October 2, 1997, due to elevation to the Eleventh Circuit.
She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 18, 1997 for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to a seat vacated by Phyllis A. Kravitch who took senior status. She was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 96–0 vote on September 4, 1997. She received her commission on September 18, 1997.