R. Austin Huffaker Jr.

R. Austin Huffaker Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 12, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byWilliam Keith Watkins
Personal details
Born
Robert Austin Huffaker Jr.

(1973-03-07) March 7, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
EducationVanderbilt University (BEng)
University of Alabama (JD)

Robert Austin Huffaker Jr. (born March 7, 1973) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Biography

Huffaker received a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. Huffaker served as a commissioner of the Alabama Securities Commission and as a member of the Alabama Civil Jury Charge Committee.[2]

Federal judicial service

On July 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Huffaker to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Huffaker is nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William Keith Watkins, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2019. On July 8, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] On July 31, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 17, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote.[5] On December 3, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 88–4 vote.[6] On December 4, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 89–4 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on December 12, 2019.[8]

References

  1. ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 2003. p. 349. ISBN 9781561605514.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via National Archives. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 8, 2019
  4. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for July 31, 2019
  5. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 17, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama)". United States Senate. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama)". United States Senate. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. ^ R. Austin Huffaker Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
2019–present 		Incumbent