Frank M. Hull at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 18, 1997–present
Frank M. Hull
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974-1984
- Judge, Fulton County Georgia Superior Court, 1990-1994
- Judge, Fulton County Georgia State Court, 1984-1990
- Private practice, Atlanta, GA, 1974-1984
- Law clerk, Hon. Elbert Tuttle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Georgia, 1994-1997
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1997-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] State Court, 1984-1990
- Professional Career: Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court, 1990-1994
Education
- Emory University School of Law · J.D., 1973
- Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) · B.A., 1970
Personal record
Born 1948 · Augusta, GA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382526CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1556/frank-m-hull/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure