Frank Arthur Hooper (April 21, 1895 – February 11, 1985) was a United States federal judge.
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Born in Americus, Georgia, Hooper attended Boys High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, but left for medical reasons. Hooper received an LL.B., an LL.D., and an LL.M.from Atlanta Law School.[1]
He was a law clerk, Hon. Walter F. George, Georgia Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1919. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant in 1919. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1919 to 1943. He was a Representative, Georgia State Legislature from 1925 to 1928. He was a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1933. He was an Instructor, Atlanta Law School from 1934 to 1943. He was an Assistant city attorney of Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1943. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Georgia, Atlanta Judicial Circuit from 1943 to 1949. Hooper was the president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association from 1945-1947.[2]
Hooper was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Hooper received a recess appointment from Harry S. Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Robert L. Russell. Formally nominated on January 5, 1950. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23, 1950. He served as chief judge from 1950-1965. He assumed senior status on June 29, 1967. Hooper served in that capacity until February 11, 1985, due to his death.
He died in Atlanta, Georgia.