Frank William Bullock Jr. | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
Term Start: | December 31, 2005 |
Term End: | August 1, 2006 |
Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
Term Start1: | 1992 |
Term End1: | 1999 |
Predecessor1: | Richard Erwin |
Successor1: | Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. |
Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
Term Start2: | December 10, 1982 |
Term End2: | December 31, 2005 |
Appointer2: | Ronald Reagan |
Predecessor2: | Eugene Andrew Gordon |
Successor2: | Thomas D. Schroeder |
Birth Name: | Frank William Bullock Jr. |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1938 |
Birth Place: | Oxford, North Carolina |
Education: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.) University of North Carolina School of Law (LL.B.) |
Frank William Bullock Jr. (born November 3, 1938) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Bullock was born in Oxford, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961 and a Bachelor of Laws from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1963. He was a law clerk for Judge Algernon Lee Butler of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1963 to 1964. He was in private practice of law in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1964 to 1968. He was an assistant director for the Administrative Office of the Courts of North Carolina from 1968 to 1973. He was in private practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1973 to 1982.[1]
Bullock was a federal judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Bullock was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 23, 1982, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Eugene Andrew Gordon. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1982, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999 and assumed senior status on December 31, 2005. Bullock's service was terminated on August 1, 2006, due to retirement.[1]