William Harold Albritton III

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William Harold Albritton III
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Assumed office
May 17, 2004
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office
1998–2004
Preceded by Myron Herbert Thompson
Succeeded by Mark Fuller
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office
May 14, 1991 May 17, 2004
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Joel Fredrick Dubina
Succeeded by William Keith Watkins
Personal details
Born
William Harold Albritton III

(1936-12-19) December 19, 1936 (age 84)
Andalusia, Alabama
Education University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (BA)
University of Alabama School of Law (LLB)

William Harold Albritton III (born December 19, 1936) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

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Education and career

Born in Andalusia, Alabama, Albritton graduated from Andalusia High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama in 1959, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1960. He was a captain in the United States Army, JAG Corps, from 1960 to 1962, and continued as a reserve officer until 1968. He joined the Andalusia law firm which had been founded by his great grandfather in 1887, and remained in private practice in Andalusia from 1962 to 1991. He was the President of the Alabama State Bar from 1990 to 1991. [1]

District Court service

Albritton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on March 11, 1991 to the United States District Court in Montgomery, to a seat vacated by Joel Fredrick Dubina. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 1991 and received his judicial commission on May 14, 1991. Albritton served as Chief Judge of the Middle District of Alabama from 1998 to 2004 and oversaw the construction of the new Federal Courthouse complex in Montgomery. He assumed senior status on May 17, 2004. [1]

Personal life

He is married to the former Jane Howard and has three sons that are all practicing attorneys.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Albritton, William Harold III - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

William Harold Albritton III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Legal offices
Preceded by
Joel Fredrick Dubina
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
1991–2004
Succeeded by
William Keith Watkins
Preceded by
Myron Herbert Thompson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
1998–2004
Succeeded by
Mark Fuller