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Whitney, Frank DeArmon
Born 1959 in Charlotte, NC
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by H. Brent McKnight. Confirmed by the Senate on June 22, 2006, and received commission on July 5, 2006. Served as chief judge, 2013-2020. Assumed senior status on December 1, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Military Judge, U.S. Army, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan, 2011
Education:
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1982
University of North Carolina, M.B.A., 1987
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by H. Brent McKnight. Confirmed by the Senate on June 22, 2006, and received commission on July 5, 2006. Served as chief judge, 2013-2020. Assumed senior status on December 1, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Military Judge, U.S. Army, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan, 2011
Education:
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1982
University of North Carolina, M.B.A., 1987
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve colonel, 1982-2012
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1987-1988, 1989-1990
Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1988-1989
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1990-2001
Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2001-2002
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2002-2006