Horace Dean Buttram Jr., known professionally as H. Dean Buttram Jr., (born November 12, 1950) is a former

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of the

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and is an attorney in private practice in

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Education and career

Born on November 12, 1950, in Gadsden,

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, Buttram received a

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degree from

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in 1972, a

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and a

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from Jacksonville State University in 1975, and a

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from

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in 1978. He was in private practice in

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, Alabama from 1978 to 1998.

Federal judicial service

On August 31, 1998, Buttram was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by

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. Buttram was confirmed by the

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on October 8, 1998, and received his commission on October 9, 1998. He resigned from the bench on June 30, 2002.

Post judicial service

Since his resignation, Buttram has served as an attorney in private practice at the law firm of Buttram Hawkins Hopper LLC in Centre, Alabama.

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