Harold Mooty

Harold Dean Mooty III
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2025
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byAbdul K. Kallon
Personal details
Born1983 (age 42–43)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BS, JD)

Harold Dean "Hal" Mooty III (born 1983) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama since 2025.

Early life and education

Mooty was born in 1983 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 2005, serving as President of the Student Government Association. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2008, graduating The Order of Barristers.[2][3]

Career

Mooty was a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in its Huntsville, Alabama office.[2] He focused on commercial litigation, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, and torts. He also practiced insurance, medical malpractice, and technology law.[4][3]

Federal judicial service

On August 12, 2025, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mooty to an unspecified seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.[1] On September 2, Trump formally nominated Mooty to the seat vacated by Judge Abdul K. Kallon. A hearing on his nomination was held the next day and his nomination was reported by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 1, 2025 by a 18–4 vote.[5] On October 16, cloture was invoked on his nomination by a 62–34 vote.[6] On October 21, his nomination was confirmed by a 66–32 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on October 21 and he was sworn into office on October 22 by Senior Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Roney, Marty. "Trump nominates Bill Lewis, two others to federal bench in AL". The Tuscaloosa News.
  2. ^ a b Mooty III, Harold D. (August 12, 2025). "Harold D. Mooty III Partner". www.bradley.com. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mooty III, Harold Dean (September 3, 2025). "Mooty's Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  4. ^ V-Card, Download. "Harold D. Mooty III | People | Bradley". www.bradley.com.
  5. ^ "Results of the Committee Executive Meeting". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)". www.congress.gov. October 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)". senate.gov. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "RE: WELCOME TO TWO NEW U.S. DISTRICT JUDGES" (PDF). United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
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