Frank Hull

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Frank Hull
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (senior status)
Tenure

2017 - Present

Years in position

6

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Education

Bachelor's

Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1970

Law

Emory University School of Law, 1973

Personal
Birthplace
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government, Ga.


Frank Mays Hull is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Hull joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment to the Eleventh Circuit, Hull served as a district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.[1] She elected to take senior status on December 31, 2017.

Early life and education

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Hull earned her B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1970 and her J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1973.[1]

Professional career

Judicial nominations and appointments

11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Frank M. Hull
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 78 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 18, 1997
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: July 22, 1997
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: July 31, 1997 
ApprovedAConfirmed: September 4, 1997
ApprovedAVote: 96-0

Hull was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit by President Bill Clinton on June 18, 1997, to a seat vacated by Phyllis Kravitch. The American Bar Association rated Hull Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Hull's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 22, 1997, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on July 31, 1997. Hull was confirmed on a recorded 96-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 4, 1997, and she received her commission on September 18, 1997.[1][3] She elected to take senior status on December 31, 2017.

Northern District of Georgia

Hull was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President Bill Clinton on February 9, 1994, to a seat vacated by Marvin Shoob. The American Bar Association rated Hull Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[4] Hearings on Hull's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 21, 1994, and her nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on May 5, 1994. Hull was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on May 6, 1994, and she received her commission on May 9, 1994. Hull resigned from the district court on October 2, 1997, upon her elevation to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[1][5] Hull was succeeded in this position by Judge Charles Pannell.

Noteworthy cases

SCOTUS reverses Eleventh Circuit ruling over Telecommunications Act requirements (2015)
See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (T-Mobile South, LLC, v. City of Roswell, Georgia)

On January 14, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the judgment of a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit. Judge Frank Hull wrote the opinion of the circuit panel.

T-mobile South, a telecommunications provider, submitted an application to build a cell tower in Roswell, Georgia. The city council denied the application. T-Mobile sued, claiming the city had not provided substantial evidence that would support a denial of the application and that in prohibiting T-Mobile from building the structure, Roswell violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Act). A federal district court held that the city had not met a requirement of the Act mandating that the government state the reason(s) for denying an application in writing. The district court ordered the city to approve the application. The city appealed. A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Frank Hull, reversed, holding that the city's written denial of the application and the city's reference to the minutes of the city council hearing met the Act's requirements.

Writing for a six-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor reversed the circuit court's decision, holding that while the city's rationale was correct that the city council's minutes were a sufficient written record, because the reasons for denying the application were issued 26 days after the date of the written denial, the court held that Roswell did not comply with the Act.[6][7]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 17, 2016
  2. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 105th Congress," accessed August 17, 2016
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 392 - Frank M. Hull - The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016
  4. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 103rd Congress," accessed August 17, 2016
  5. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1138 - Frank M. Hull - The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016
  6. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, January 14, 2015
  7. ↑ Oyez.org, "T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia," accessed October 11, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
Marvin Shoob 		Northern District of Georgia
1994–1997
Seat #7 		Succeeded by:
Charles Pannell
Preceded by:
Phyllis Kravitch 		Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
1997–2017 		Succeeded by:
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