James Hughes Hancock

James Hughes Hancock (April 30, 1931 – July 24, 2020) was a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.[1]

James Hughes Hancock
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office May 1, 1996 – July 24, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office April 17, 1973 – May 1, 1996
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Seybourn Harris Lynne
Succeeded by	Inge Prytz Johnson
Personal details
Born	James Hughes Hancock April 30, 1931 Montgomery, Alabama
Died	July 24, 2020 (aged 89) Mountain Brook, Alabama
Education	University of Alabama (B.S.) University of Alabama School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Hancock received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1953 and was a lieutenant in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. He received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1957. He was a law clerk for Justice John L. Goodwyn of Alabama Supreme Court. He was in private practice in Birmingham from 1957 to 1973.[2]

Federal judicial service

On March 20, 1973, Hancock was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Judge Seybourn Harris Lynne. Hancock was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1973, and received his commission on April 17, 1973. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1996.[2]

References

1. "James Hancock 1931 - 2020". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
2. James Hughes Hancock at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• James Hughes Hancock at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.