H. Dean Buttram Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
October 9, 1998  June 30, 2002
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRobert Bruce Propst
Succeeded byL. Scott Coogler
Personal details
Born
Horace Dean Buttram Jr.

(1950-11-12) November 12, 1950
Gadsden, Alabama
EducationJacksonville State University (BA, MBA, MPA)
Cumberland School of Law (JD)

Horace Dean Buttram Jr., known professionally as H. Dean Buttram Jr., (born November 12, 1950) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and is an attorney in private practice in Centre, Alabama.

Education and career

Born on November 12, 1950, in Gadsden, Alabama,[1] Buttram received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jacksonville State University in 1972, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration from Jacksonville State University in 1975, and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in 1978. He was in private practice in Centre, Alabama from 1978 to 1998.[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 31, 1998, Buttram was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Robert Bruce Propst. Buttram was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1998, and received his commission on October 9, 1998. He resigned from the bench on June 30, 2002. Buttram resigned in lieu of being impeached for having numerous extra marital affairs with court staff.

Post judicial service

Since his resignation, Buttram has served as an attorney in private practice at the law firm of Buttram Hawkins Hopper LLC in Centre, Alabama.[3]

References

  1. "H. Dean Buttram, Jr. Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  2. "Horace Dean Buttram Jr. - a Centre, Alabama (AL) Personal Injury Lawyer". pview.findlaw.com.
  3. "H. Dean Buttram Jr".

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.