James Hancock

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Years in office: 1996 - 2020

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Years in office: 1973 - 1996

Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama, 1953

Law

University of Alabama School of Law, 1957

Personal

Birthplace

Montgomery, AL

James Hughes Hancock was afederal judge with theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He joined the court in 1973 after being nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon (R). Hancock assumedsenior status on May 1, 1996, and ended his service on July 24, 2020, when he died.Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Early life and education

A native ofMontgomery, Alabama, Hancock earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1953 and hisLL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1957.^[1]

Military service

Hancock served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.^[1]

Professional career

• 1973-2020:United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

• 1996-2020: Senior judge
• 1973-1996: Judge

• 1957-1973: Private practice,Birmingham, Ala.
• 1957: Law clerk, Hon. John Goodwyn,Supreme Court of Alabama^[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Alabama

Hancock was nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon (R) on March 20, 1973, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by JudgeSeybourn Lynne. Hancock was confirmed by theU.S. Senate on April 10, 1973, and he received his commission onApril 17, 1973. Hancock elected to takesenior status beginning onMay 1, 1996.^[1] Hancock was succeeded in this position by JudgeInge Johnson. His service officially ended on July 24, 2020, when he died.^[1]

See also

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

External links

• Judge Hancock's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Active judges	Chief Judge: Madeline Haikala  •  Liles Burke  •  Annemarie Carney Axon  •  Corey Maze  •  Anna Manasco  •  Edmund LaCour  •  Harold Mooty
Senior judges	Sharon Blackburn  •  Charles Smith (Alabama)  •  Inge Johnson  •  Karon Bowdre  •  David Proctor  •  Virginia Hopkins  •
Magistrate judges	John H. England  •  Staci G. Cornelius  •  Gray M. Borden  •  Herman Johnson  •  Nicholas Danella  •
Former Article III judges	James Hancock  •  Robert Propst  •  William Acker  •  U. W. Clemon  •  Scott Coogler  •  William Crawford (Alabama)  •  Charles Tait  •  John Gayle  •  William Giles Jones  •  Richard Busteed  •  George Washington Lane  •  John Bruce  •  Oscar Richard Hundley  •  Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama)  •  William Irwin Grubb  •  Henry De Lamar Clayton  •  Charles Brents Kennamer  •  David Jackson Davis (United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama judge)  •  Thomas Murphree  •  Clarence Allgood  •  Harlan Grooms  •  Elbert Haltom  •  Seybourn Lynne  •  Frank McFadden  •  Clarence Mullins  •  Edwin Nelson  •  Sam Pointer  •  Frank Hampton McFadden  •  Abdul Kallon  •  Dean Buttram Jr.  •
Former Chief judges	U. W. Clemon  •  Karon Bowdre  •  Scott Coogler  •  David Proctor  •  Seybourn Lynne  •  Frank McFadden  •  Clarence Mullins  •  Sam Pointer  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byRichard Nixon
1969	Adams •Barlow •Battin •Brooks •Burger •Carswell •Clark •Garth •Gibbons •Goodwin •Hannum •Herman •Ingraham •Kilkenny •Lane •Levin •MacKinnon •McFadden •Middlebrooks •Parker •Robb •Trask •Widener •Wilkins •Williams •Wright
1970	Becker •Blackmun •Bogue •Bratcher •Bue •Conti •Cox •Ditter •Dupree •Eisele •Engel •Fay •Feikens •Fisher •Frey •Gorbey •Hill •Huyett •Kelleher •Kennedy •Kent •King •Kitchen •Knapp •Knox •Krupansky •McCune •McGarr •McWilliams •Mechem •J. Miller •W. Miller •Morton •Moye •Muir •O'Kelley •Oakes •Pell •Pointer •Pratt •Roney •Rosenn •Ross •Schnacke •Scott •Stapleton •Steger •Stevens •Teitelbaum •Thompson •Tjoflat •Toledo •Turrentine •Urbom •VanArtsdalen •Walinski •Wallace •Wangelin •Webster •Weis •Wellford •Wilkey •Winner •Wood
1971	Alaimo •Allen •A. Anderson •J. Anderson •Barrett •Bauer •Bauman •Benson •Blair •Blatt •Boe •Brieant •Broderick •Bryan Jr. •Byrne •Campbell •Chapman •Choy •Contie •Costantino •DeMascio •Denney •Dier •Doyle •Field •Finesilver •Flannery •Freeman •Gagliardi •Goodwin •Gordon •Green •Gurfein •Hall •Hand •Hodges •Holden •Hunter •Kunzig •Lacey •Lucas •Lydick •Mansfield •McGovern •McLaren •McMillen •Mulligan •Murray •Neaher •Newcomer •Newman •Nielsen •O'Connor •Oakes •Pierce •Powell •Rehnquist •Renfrew •Richey •Rosen •Rubin •Russell •Scalera •Sharp •Sprecher •Stephenson •Stuart •Timbers •Tone •Sickle •Varner •R. West •Williams • Young
1972	Bechtle •Bennett •Burns •Campbell •Carter •Coffrin •Duffy •Enright •Foreman •Freedman •Griesa •Hermansdorfer •Joiner •Kashiwa •King •Knapp •Lively •Mahon •Markey •Neill •Owens •Pesquera •Roettger •Skopil, Jr. •Stewart •Tauro •Turk •Wallace •H. Ward •R. Ward •Widener
1973	Biunno •Conner •Engel •Fogel •Garth •Gee •Guin •Hancock •Harvey •Marshall •Miller •Nangle •Owen •Reed •Schatz •Sharp •Skinner •Sneed •Snyder •Stern •Webster •Weis •Wood
1974	Alsop •Duncan •Firth •Gurfein •Hill •Matsch •McGlynn •Meanor •Miles •Morris •Orrick •Platt •Porter •Schwartz •Stagg •Tone •Voorhees •Warren •Warriner •Werker