Dupree, Franklin Taylor, Jr.

Born October 8, 1913, in Angier, NC
Died December 17, 1995, in Raleigh, NC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on November 30, 1970, to a new seat authorized by 84 Stat. 294. Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1970, and received commission on December 12, 1970. Served as chief judge, 1979-1983. Assumed senior status on December 31, 1983. Service terminated on December 17, 1995, due to death.

Education:
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1933
University of North Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1936

Professional Career:

Private practice, Angier and Raleigh, North Carolina, 1936-1943
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1943-1946
Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1946-1971

Manuscript Collections

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southern Historical Collection
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Franklin T. Dupree, Jr., papers, 1974-1995.
51 linear ft.; finding aid; Dupree's case files, correspondence, background reports, clippings, and handwritten trial notes, chiefly relating to his tenure as U.S. district judge.

Oral History

Dupree, Franklin T. "Interview with Judge Franklin T. Dupree, Jr." Interviews conducted on February 13, 1992, and April 1, 1992, by Noelle A. Jackson. Law School Oral History Project, Southern Oral History Program, Louis Round Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992. Transcript, 57 pages.

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