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== Academic publications and teaching == |
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Along with one other lawyer, Whitney wrote the first edition of Federal Money Laundering: Crimes and Forfeitures, published in 1999.<ref>https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=BpxPAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions</ref> He has taught on the faculties of the Charlotte School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.<ref>https://law.unc.edu/people/frank-whitney/</ref> He is supporting the founding of the forthcoming High Point University School of Law.<ref>https://www.highpoint.edu/law/faculty/</ref> |
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The Winston-Salem Journal reports U.S. District Court Judge Frank Whitney appeared in a 1982 Wake Forest University yearbook photo with the Kappa Alpha fraternity in front of the Confederate flag<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Associated |date=2019-03-04 |title=Federal judge sorry for 1982 Confederate flag yearbook photos |url=https://www.witn.com/content/news/Federal-judge-sorry-for-1982-Confederate-flag-yearbook-photos-506663141.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.witn.com |language=en}}</ref> After being contacted by ''City Beat'' earlier this week, Judge Whitney said he too regrets being photographed with the Confederate flag. |
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“Do I know today that it’s insensitive? Yes,” he said. “I totally regret it.” |
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Members of the Kappa Alpha Order, founded in 1865, prominently displayed Confederate flags and portraits of Lee through at least the mid 1980s. At Wake Forest University and other campuses across the country, they held an annual “Old South Ball,” which celebrated the trappings and values of the antebellum era. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jordan |date=2019-02-28 |title=Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag |url=https://triad-city-beat.com/federal-judges-participated-frat-flew-confederate-flag/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Triad City Beat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos |url=https://news.yahoo.com/us-judge-lawyers-sorry-1980s-confederate-flag-photos-172725851.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Education and career== |
==Education and career== |
Revision as of 20:54, 22 September 2023
For the 19th-century baseball player, see Frank Whitney (baseball).
Frank DeArmon Whitney | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
In office June 2, 2013 – June 2, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Robert J. Conrad |
Succeeded by | Martin Karl Reidinger |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
Assumed office July 5, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Harold Brent McKnight |
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
In office April 2002 – July 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Janice Cole |
Succeeded by | George Holding |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank DeArmon Whitney November 22, 1959 Charlotte, North Carolina, US |
Education | Wake Forest University (BA) University of North Carolina School of Law (JD) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MBA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | US Army US Army Reserve |
Years of service | 1982–2012 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | JAG Corps |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Meritorious Service Medal |
Frank DeArmon Whitney (born November 22, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Whitney expressed regret for being photographed alongside the Confederate flag and stated that he was unaware of the offensiveness associated with standing next to it.[1][2]
Academic publications and teaching
Along with one other lawyer, Whitney wrote the first edition of Federal Money Laundering: Crimes and Forfeitures, published in 1999.[3] He has taught on the faculties of the Charlotte School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.[4] He is supporting the founding of the forthcoming High Point University School of Law.[5]
Education and career
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Whitney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1982[6] where he was a member of the ROTC program and inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively, in 1987. He entered private practice in Washington, D.C., in 1987. From 1988-89 he was a law clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before returning to private practice from 1989-90. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1990-2001. He was in private practice in Charlotte from 2001 to 2002, and was then the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 2002-06.[7][8]
Federal judicial service
Whitney was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Harold Brent McKnight. Whitney was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 22, 2006,[9] and received his commission on July 5, 2006. He served as Chief Judge from June 2, 2013 to June 2, 2020.[10]
Military service
Whitney attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia. He served in the United States Army JAG Corps from 1982 to 2012. According to a JAG Corps historian, he is the first federal judge to serve as a military judge presiding over courts-martial in a combat theater.[6] He also presided over the last court martial in Iraq before the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.[11]
References
- ^ Morgan-Smith, Kia (2019-03-05). "Judge and attorneys apologize for confederate flag fraternity photos in college yearbook". TheGrio. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Green, Jordan (2019-02-28). "Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag". Triad City Beat. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=BpxPAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions
- ^ https://law.unc.edu/people/frank-whitney/
- ^ https://www.highpoint.edu/law/faculty/
- ^ a b "Judge Frank Whitney ('82) delivers justice in a war zone". Wake Forest Magazine. April 13, 2012.
- ^ Congressional Record, V. 148, PT. 4, April 11, 2002 to April 24, 2002. Government Printing Office. May 2006. pp. 5139, 5290. ISBN 9780160760815.
- ^ "Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 45 (Monday, April 22, 2002)". Government Printing Office.
- ^ Congressional Record, V. 152, Pt. 9, June 16, 2006 to June 27, 2006. Government Printing Office. 2010. p. 12445. ISBN 9780160864605.
- ^ Frank DeArmon Whitney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Commitment to Service Takes Federal Judge to War". United States Courts. Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ Green, Jordan (2019-02-28). "Federal judges participated in frat that flew Confederate flag". Triad City Beat. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Member, A. P. (2019-03-04). "US judge, lawyers sorry for 1980s Confederate flag photos". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "The Case for Judge Frank Whitney's Resignation Following the Petition". INSCMagazine. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Morgan-Smith, Kia (2019-03-05). "Judge and attorneys apologize for confederate flag fraternity photos in college yearbook". TheGrio. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Journal, A. B. A. "Federal judge regrets appearing in group frat photo with Confederate flag". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
External
- Frank DeArmon Whitney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Resume at the United States Department of Justice archive