Frank DeArmon Whitney
| Frank DeArmon Whitney | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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Assumed office June 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Robert J. Conrad |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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Assumed office July 5, 2006 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harold Brent McKnight |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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In office April 2002 – July 2006 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Frank DeArmon Whitney 1959 (age 57–58) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Education |
Wake Forest University B.A. University of North Carolina School of Law J.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill M.B.A. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army US Army Reserve
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| Years of service | 1982–2012 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Unit | JAG Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal |
For the 19th-century baseball player, see Frank Whitney (baseball).
Frank DeArmon Whitney (born 1959) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Whitney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1982 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.
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