Frank Arthur Hooper
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1950 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Arthur Hooper was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Atlanta Law School. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1985
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1950
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Atlanta Law School
- Succeeded
- Robert Lee Russell
- Succeeded by
- Newell Edenfield
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Robert Lee Russell | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Atlanta Law School | LL.B., LL.M. | |
| Georgia School of Technology (now Georgia Institute of Technology) | ||
| Read law | 1916 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hooper authored 32 published opinions for the court (1950–1977). Most cited: Sanders v. Gray (40 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Sanders v. Gray | 203 F. Supp. 158 | 40 |
| 1958 | Turner v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company | 159 F. Supp. 590 | 29 |
| 1952 | Torras v. Stradley | 103 F. Supp. 737 | 16 |
| 1966 | United States v. Sobczak | 264 F. Supp. 752 | 14 |
| 1970 | Eastman Kodak Co. v. Fotomat Corporation | 317 F. Supp. 304 | 13 |
| 1960 | Cowan v. United States | 191 F. Supp. 703 | 13 |
| 1977 | Shaver v. Bell | 433 F. Supp. 438 | 12 |
| 1966 | Tisch Hotels, Inc. v. Atlanta Americana Motor Hotel Corp. | 254 F. Supp. 743 | 12 |
| 1959 | Calhoun v. Members of Bd. of Education, City of Atlanta | 188 F. Supp. 401 | 10 |
| 1957 | Youthform Company v. RH MacY & Co. | 153 F. Supp. 87 | 10 |
| 1977 | Clow Corp. v. Metro Pipeline Co., Inc. | 442 F. Supp. 583 | 9 |
| 1953 | Determan v. Jenkins | 111 F. Supp. 604 | 9 |
| 1967 | White v. Blackwell | 277 F. Supp. 211 | 8 |
| 1961 | Lloyd v. Heritage | 199 F. Supp. 46 | 8 |
| 1970 | Federal Trade Commission v. Blaine | 308 F. Supp. 932 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Frank Arthur Hooper?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Frank Arthur Hooper to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1950.
- Was Frank Arthur Hooper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Arthur Hooper was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Arthur Hooper's confirmation vote?
- Frank Arthur Hooper was confirmed by voice vote on February 21, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Arthur Hooper on?
- Frank Arthur Hooper was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).