Harold Dean Mooty III | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Abdul K. Kallon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) Tuscaloosa,Alabama,U.S. |
| Education | University of Alabama (BS,JD) |
Harold Dean "Hal" Mooty III (born 1983) is an American lawyer in private practice. He is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Mooty was born in 1983 in Tuscaloosa,Alabama. [1] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 2005,serving as President of the Student Government Association. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2008,graduating The Order of Barristers. [2] [3]
Mooty is currently a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in its Huntsville,Alabama office. [2] His focus is on commercial litigation,including contract disputes,shareholder disputes,and torts. He's also practiced insurance,medical malpractice,and technology law [4] [3]
On August 12,2025,President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mooty to an unspecified seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. [1] On September 2,2025,Trump formally nominated Mooty to the seat vacated by Abdul K. Kallon. A hearing on his nomination was held the next day and his nomination was reported by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 1,2025. Cloture was invoked on his nomination by a vote of 62 to 34. [5] On October 21,2025,his nomination was confirmed by a 66–32 vote. [6] He is awaiting his judicial commission.