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'''Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.''' (December 26, 1922 – October 12, 2003) was a [[United States federal judge]].
'''Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.''' (December 26, 1922 October 12, 2003) was a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].


==Education and career==
Born in [[Florence, Alabama]], Haltom was in the [[United States Army]] as an Air Force Sergeant/Air Crew Gunner during [[World War II]], from 1943 to 1945. He received an [[LL.B.]] from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] in 1948. He was in private practice in Florence from 1948 to 1980. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1954 to 1958, and of the Alabama State Senate from 1958 to 1962.


Born in [[Florence, Alabama|Florence]], [[Alabama]], Haltom was in the [[United States Army]] as an Air Force Sergeant an Air Crew Gunner during [[World War II]], from 1943 to 1945. He received a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] in 1948. He was in private practice in Florence from 1948 to 1980. He was a member of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] from 1954 to 1958, and of the [[Alabama Senate]] from 1958 to 1962.<ref>{{FJC Bio|954|nid=1381711|name=Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.<!--(1922–2003)-->}}</ref>
On January 10, 1980, Haltom was nominated by President [[Jimmy Carter]] to a new seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed [[senior status]] on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death, in Florence.

==Federal judicial service==

On January 10, 1980, Haltom was nominated by President [[Jimmy Carter]] to a new seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed [[senior status]] on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death on October 12, 2003, in Florence.<ref>{{FJC Bio|954|nid=1381711|name=Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.<!--(1922–2003)-->}}</ref>

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Revision as of 17:12, 12 June 2018

Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr. (December 26, 1922 – October 12, 2003) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Education and career

Born in Florence, Alabama, Haltom was in the United States Army as an Air Force Sergeant an Air Crew Gunner during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1948. He was in private practice in Florence from 1948 to 1980. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1954 to 1958, and of the Alabama Senate from 1958 to 1962.[1]

Federal judicial service

On January 10, 1980, Haltom was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death on October 12, 2003, in Florence.[2]

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Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
1980–1991
Succeeded by