Frank DeArmon Whitney
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank DeArmon Whitney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wake Forest 1982 · University of North Carolina Law 1987
- Succeeded
- Harold Brent McKnight
- Succeeded by
- Susan Courtwright Rodriguez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Western District of North Carolina succeeded Harold Brent McKnight | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| Wake Forest University | B.A. | 1982 |
| University of North Carolina | M.B.A. | 1987 |
| University of North Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Whitney was assigned 2,335 district-court cases (1970–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 198 days across 1,873 closed cases.
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.
On appeal
Of 476 of Whitney’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 414 were affirmed, 43 reversed or vacated, and 19 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Whitney authored 10 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Gita Sports Ltd. v. SG Sensortechnik GmbH & Co. KG (16 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gita Sports Ltd. v. SG Sensortechnik GmbH & Co. KG | 560 F. Supp. 2d 432 | 16 |
| 2011 | Norkunas v. Park Road Shopping Center, Inc. | 777 F. Supp. 2d 998 | 15 |
| 2008 | Riggs v. Fling Irrigation, Inc. | 535 F. Supp. 2d 572 | 9 |
| 2009 | Celanese Acetate, LLC v. Lexcor, Ltd. | 632 F. Supp. 2d 544 | 7 |
| 2011 | Sanderlin v. Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. | 783 F. Supp. 2d 798 | 5 |
| 2009 | NGM INSURANCE COMPANY v. Evans | 642 F. Supp. 2d 511 | 2 |
| 2009 | United States v. Coxton | 598 F. Supp. 2d 737 | 2 |
| 2008 | National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. v. Does | 584 F. Supp. 2d 824 | 2 |
| 2007 | In Re Grand Jury Subpoena | 533 F. Supp. 2d 602 | 2 |
| 2006 | United States v. Moffitt | 527 F. Supp. 2d 474 | 2 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 DeArmon Whitney?
- President George W. Bush appointed Frank DeArmon Whitney to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in 2006.
- Was Frank DeArmon Whitney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank DeArmon Whitney was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank DeArmon Whitney's confirmation vote?
- Frank DeArmon Whitney was confirmed by voice vote on June 22, 2006. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Frank DeArmon Whitney on?
- Frank DeArmon Whitney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).