Frank Hampton McFadden

Frank Hampton McFadden (November 20, 1925 – December 28, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and later an attorney in private practice.

Born on November 20, 1925, in Oxford, Mississippi, McFadden was in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1953. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1950 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1955. He was in private practice in New York City, New York, from 1955 to 1958, and then in Birmingham, Alabama until 1969.

On July 22, 1969, McFadden was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Judge Harlan Hobart Grooms. McFadden was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 8, 1969, and received his commission on August 9, 1969. He served as Chief Judge from 1973 until his resignation on January 1, 1982.

Following his resignation from the federal bench, McFadden became an executive with Blount, Inc., in Montgomery, Alabama, serving until 1995. In 1995, McFadden joined the Montgomery law firm of Capell and Howard, Inc., serving as Of Counsel at the firm. He specialized in drafting contracts for construction and procurement and alternative dispute resolution.