Horace Dean Buttram Jr., known professionally as H. Dean Buttram Jr., (born November 12, 1950) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and is an attorney in private practice in Centre, Alabama.

Education and career

Born on November 12, 1950, in Gadsden, Alabama,^[1] Buttram received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jacksonville State University in 1972, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration from Jacksonville State University in 1975, and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in 1978. He was in private practice in Centre, Alabama from 1978 to 1998.^[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 31, 1998, Buttram was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Robert Bruce Propst. Buttram was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1998, and received his commission on October 9, 1998. He resigned from the bench on June 30, 2002. Buttram resigned in lieu of being impeached for having numerous extra marital affairs with court staff.

Post judicial service

Since his resignation, Buttram has served as an attorney in private practice at the law firm of Buttram Hawkins Hopper LLC in Centre, Alabama.^[3]

References

Sources

• H. Dean Buttram Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.