Truman Mcgill Hobbs

Biography of Truman McGill Hobbs

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hobbs
• First Name: Truman
• Middle Name: McGill
• Date of Birth: February , 8 , 1921
• Place of Birth (POB): Selma , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: November , 4 , 2015
• Place of Death (POD): Montgomery , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Truman McGill Hobbs Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/23/1980
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/23/1980
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/02/1980
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/03/1980
• Commission Date: 04/03/1980
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1984
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1991
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/11/1991
• Date of Termination: 11/04/2015
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Truman McGill Hobbs in the Law School

• Name of School: University of North Carolina
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1942

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1948

Truman McGill Hobbs Career Path

Employment:

• 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

Resources

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