Who appointed Frank M. Hull?

President William J. Clinton appointed Frank M. Hull to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1997.

Was Frank M. Hull appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frank M. Hull was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Frank M. Hull's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Frank M. Hull 96–0 on September 4, 1997.

Eleventh Circuit / Appointed 1997 / Senior status since 2017

Frank M. Hull

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Frank M. Hull is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1973. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1997
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) 1970 · Emory Law 1973
Succeeded: Phyllis A. Kravitch
Succeeded by: Elizabeth Lee Branch

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1994	Northern District of Georgia succeeded Marvin Herman Shoob	Clinton (D)	Voice vote
1997	Eleventh Circuit succeeded Phyllis A. Kravitch	Clinton (D)	96–0

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

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on September 4, 1997 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 219. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

44 D, 52 R

Did not vote · 4

1 D, 3 R

Education

Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College)	B.A.	1970
Emory University School of Law	J.D.	1973

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Hull was assigned 1,017 district-court cases (1989–1997). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 1,017 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas26%

Civil rights22%

Contract11%

Personal-injury torts11%

Labor & ERISA6%

Antitrust, securities & banking5%

Other19%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

In our data, Hull authored 35 published opinions for the court (1994–1997). Most cited: Lewis v. Zilog, Inc. (59 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1995	Lewis v. Zilog, Inc.	908 F. Supp. 931	59
1997	Deerskin Trading Post, Inc. v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.	972 F. Supp. 665	55
1997	Gross v. Medaphis Corp.	977 F. Supp. 1463	48
1997	Welch v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.	978 F. Supp. 1133	28
1996	Allegiant Physicians Services, Inc. v. Sturdy Memorial Hospital	926 F. Supp. 1106	18
1995	International Telecommunications Exchange Corp. v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.	892 F. Supp. 1520	16
1995	Whillock v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.	926 F. Supp. 1555	11
1994	Fallin v. Mindis Metals, Inc.	865 F. Supp. 834	11
1994	Shorewood Packaging Corp. v. Commercial Union Insurance	865 F. Supp. 1577	10
1997	Allen v. Georgia Power Co.	980 F. Supp. 470	9
1996	Holder v. City of Atlanta	925 F. Supp. 783	9
1997	Storey v. Rubin	976 F. Supp. 1478	8
1996	Ellis v. Morehouse School of Medicine	925 F. Supp. 1529	8
1995	New England Co. v. Bank of Gwinnett County	891 F. Supp. 1569	8
1994	Mullins v. M.G.D. Graphics System Group	867 F. Supp. 1578	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 35 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 M. Hull?: President William J. Clinton appointed Frank M. Hull to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1997.
Was Frank M. Hull appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frank M. Hull was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frank M. Hull's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Frank M. Hull 96–0 on September 4, 1997.
Which court is Frank M. Hull on?: Frank M. Hull is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Sources

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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).