Frank Arthur Hooper (April 21, 1895 – February 11, 1985) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Americus,

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, Hooper attended

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(then Boys High School) in

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, Georgia. He attended the George School of Technology (now the

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) and then received a

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and a

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from

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. He

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in 1916. He was a

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for Judge Walter F. George of the

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from 1917 to 1919. He was a

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Lieutenant in 1919. He was in private practice of law in Atlanta from 1919 to 1943. He was a member of the

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from 1925 to 1928. He was a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1933. He was an instructor at Atlanta Law School from 1934 to 1943. He was an assistant city attorney of Atlanta from 1940 to 1943. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Georgia for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit from 1943 to 1949. He served as president of the

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from 1945 to 1947.

Federal judicial service

Hooper received a

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from President

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on October 21, 1949, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was nominated to the same seat by President Truman on January 5, 1950. He was confirmed by the

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on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1950 to 1965. He assumed senior status on June 29, 1967. His service was terminated on February 11, 1985, due to his death in Atlanta.

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