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'''Frank DeArmon Whitney''' (born November 22, 1959) is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. '''Frank DeArmon Whitney''' (born November 22, 1959) is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Whitney expressed regret for being photographed alongside the Confederate flag and stated that he was unaware of the offensiveness associated with standing next to it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan-Smith |first=Kia |date=2019-03-05 |title=Judge and attorneys apologize for confederate flag fraternity photos in college yearbook |url=https://thegrio.com/2019/03/05/judge-and-attorneys-apologize-for-confederate-flag-fraternity-photos-in-college-yearbook/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=TheGrio |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alcorn |first=Chauncey |date=2019-03-05 |title=NC judge and two lawyers apologize for posing with Confederate flags |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6770659/North-Carolina-judge-two-lawyers-apologize-posing-Confederate-flags-yearbooks.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Mail Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jordan |date=2019-02-28 |title=Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag |url=https://triad-city-beat.com/federal-judges-participated-frat-flew-confederate-flag/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Triad City Beat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/us-judge-lawyers-sorry-1980s-confederate-flag-photos-172725851.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos |url=https://news.yahoo.com/us-judge-lawyers-sorry-1980s-confederate-flag-photos-172725851.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Frank DeArmon Whitney''' (born November 22, 1959) is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.



==Education and career==
==Education and career==

Revision as of 20:16, 20 September 2023

For the 19th-century baseball player, see Frank Whitney (baseball).

Frank DeArmon Whitney
Whitney in 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
June 2, 2013 – June 2, 2020
Preceded byRobert J. Conrad
Succeeded byMartin Karl Reidinger
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Assumed office
July 5, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHarold Brent McKnight
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office
April 2002 – July 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJanice Cole
Succeeded byGeorge Holding
Personal details
Born
Frank DeArmon Whitney

(1959-11-22) November 22, 1959 (age 64)
Charlotte, North Carolina
EducationWake Forest University (BA)
University of North Carolina School of Law (JD)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
US Army Reserve
Years of service1982–2012
Rank Colonel
UnitJAG Corps
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal

Frank DeArmon Whitney (born November 22, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Frank DeArmon Whitney (born November 22, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Whitney expressed regret for being photographed alongside the Confederate flag and stated that he was unaware of the offensiveness associated with standing next to it.[1][2][3][4][5]


Education and career

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Whitney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1982[6] where he was a member of the ROTC program and inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively, in 1987. He entered private practice in Washington, D.C., in 1987. From 1988-89 he was a law clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before returning to private practice from 1989-90. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1990-2001. He was in private practice in Charlotte from 2001 to 2002, and was then the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 2002-06.[7][8]

Federal judicial service

Whitney was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Harold Brent McKnight. Whitney was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 22, 2006,[9] and received his commission on July 5, 2006. He served as Chief Judge from June 2, 2013 to June 2, 2020.[10]

Military service

Whitney attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia. He served in the United States Army JAG Corps from 1982 to 2012. According to a JAG Corps historian, he is the first federal judge to serve as a military judge presiding over courts-martial in a combat theater.[6] He also presided over the last court martial in Iraq before the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.[11]

References

[1]

  1. ^ Morgan-Smith, Kia (2019-03-05). "Judge and attorneys apologize for confederate flag fraternity photos in college yearbook". TheGrio. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. ^ Alcorn, Chauncey (2019-03-05). "NC judge and two lawyers apologize for posing with Confederate flags". Mail Online. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ^ Green, Jordan (2019-02-28). "Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag". Triad City Beat. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ^ "US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos". Yahoo Sports. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ^ "US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos". Yahoo News. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ^ a b "Judge Frank Whitney ('82) delivers justice in a war zone". Wake Forest Magazine. April 13, 2012.
  7. ^ Congressional Record, V. 148, PT. 4, April 11, 2002 to April 24, 2002. Government Printing Office. May 2006. pp. 5139, 5290. ISBN 9780160760815.
  8. ^ "Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 45 (Monday, April 22, 2002)". Government Printing Office.
  9. ^ Congressional Record, V. 152, Pt. 9, June 16, 2006 to June 27, 2006. Government Printing Office. 2010. p. 12445. ISBN 9780160864605.
  10. ^ Frank DeArmon Whitney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  11. ^ "Commitment to Service Takes Federal Judge to War". United States Courts. Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2014-04-04.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
2006–present 		Incumbent
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  1. ^ Green, Jordan (2019-02-28). "Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag". Triad City Beat. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. ^ Member, A. P. (2019-03-04). "US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ^ "The Case for Judge Frank Whitney's Resignation Following the Petition". INSCMagazine. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ^ Morgan-Smith, Kia (2019-03-05). "Judge and attorneys apologize for confederate flag fraternity photos in college yearbook". TheGrio. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ^ "Controversial Judge Frank D Whitney Pictured with Confederate Flag Faces Resignation Calls Amid Sentencing Disparities | Colin". NewsBreak Original. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ^ Journal, A. B. A. "Federal judge regrets appearing in group frat photo with Confederate flag". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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