Frank Arthur Hooper

Frank Arthur Hooper (April 21, 1895 – February 11, 1985) was a United States federal judge.

Early life and education

Born in Americus, Georgia, Hooper attended Boys High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, but left for medical reasons. Hooper received an LL.B., an LL.D., and an LL.M.from Atlanta Law School.^[1]

Career

Hooper began his legal career in 1917, as a law clerk for the Hon. Walter F. George, on the Georgia Court of Appeals. He held that position for two years. He then briefly served as a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant in 1919. In that same year, Hooper set up private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, maintaining his law office until 1943. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1925, and served until 1928. He returned briefly to the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1933, this time as a Justice. He was also an Instructor at Atlanta Law School from 1934 to 1943. He served as Assistant City Attorney for Atlanta from 1940 to 1943. In 1943, he was elected to the position of Superior Court Judge (Atlanta Judicial Circuit), a position he held until 1949. Hooper was the president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association from 1945-1947.^[2]

For the remaining 35 years of his life, Hooper was a Federal Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Hooper received a recess appointment from Harry S. Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Robert L. Russell. Formally nominated on January 5, 1950. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23, 1950. He served as chief judge from 1950-1965. He assumed senior status on June 29, 1967. Hooper served in that capacity until his death, on February 11, 1985.

He died in Atlanta, Georgia.

References

Sources

• Frank Arthur Hooper at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.