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Truman McGill Hobbs

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Truman McGill Hobbs served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Apr 3, 1980.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Apr 3, 1980
Born
1921

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of AlabamaJimmy Carter · Apr 3, 1980 – Nov 4, 2015

Education

  • University of North CarolinaA.B., 1942
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1948

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1942-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Hugo Black, Supreme Court of the United States, 1948-1949; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1949-1980; Chairman, Alabama Unemployment Appeal Board, 1952-1958

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