William Harold Albritton III

William Harold Albritton III
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office May 17, 2004
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office 1998–2004
Preceded by	Myron Herbert Thompson
Succeeded by	Mark Fuller
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office May 14, 1991 – May 17, 2004
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Joel F. Dubina
Succeeded by	William Keith Watkins
Personal details
Born	(1936-12-19) December 19, 1936 Andalusia, Alabama
Alma mater	University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa B.A. University of Alabama School of Law LL.B.
Profession	Attorney

William Harold Albritton III (born December 19, 1936) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Biography

Born in Andalusia, Alabama, Albritton graduated from Andalusia High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1959, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1960. He was a captain in the United States Army, JAG Corps, from 1960–62, and continued as a reserve officer until 1968. He joined the Andalusia law firm which had been founded by his great grandfather in 1887, and remained in private practice in Andalusia from 1962 to 1991. He was the President of the Alabama State Bar in 1990-91.

District Court service

Albritton was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on March 11, 1991 to the United States District Court in Montgomery, to a seat vacated by Joel F. Dubina. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 1991 and received his judicial commission on May 14, 1991. Albritton served as Chief Judge of the Middle District of Alabama from 1998 to 2004 and oversaw the construction of the new Federal Courthouse complex in Montgomery. He assumed senior status on May 17, 2004.

Personal life

He is married to the former Jane Howard and has three sons that are all practicing attorneys.

Sources

• William Harold Albritton III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Joel F. Dubina	Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama May 14, 1991 – May 17, 2004	Succeeded by William Keith Watkins