Charles R. Butler Jr.
Charles Randolph Butler Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office March 28, 2005 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | |
| In office 1994–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Alex T. Howard Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Callie V. Granade |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | |
| In office October 17, 1988 – March 28, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Emmett Ripley Cox |
| Succeeded by | Kristi DuBose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Randolph Butler Jr. 1940 (age 83–84) New York City, New York |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (B.A.) University of Alabama School of Law (LL.B.) |
Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (born 1940) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Education and career
Born in New York City, New York, Butler received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University in 1962 and was a lieutenant in the United States Army, 8th Artillery, 7th Howitzer Battalion from 1962 to 1964. He attended Washington and Lee University School of Law before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1966. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1966 to 1969, and was an assistant public defender for Mobile County, Alabama from 1969 to 1970, and then district attorney of Mobile County from 1971 to 1975. He then returned to private practice until 1988.[1]
Federal judicial service
On April 28, 1988, Butler was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama vacated by Judge Emmett Ripley Cox. Butler was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2003, and assumed senior status on March 28, 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Butler, Charles Randolph, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- Charles Randolph Butler Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- 20th-century American judges
- Washington and Lee University alumni
- University of Alabama School of Law alumni
- United States Army officers
- Public defenders