R. David Proctor
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Preceded byL. Scott Coogler
Succeeded byMadeline Haikala
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established
David Proctor | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2026 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office January 1, 2024 – January 1, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | L. Scott Coogler |
| Succeeded by | Madeline Haikala |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office September 22, 2003 – January 1, 2026 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert David Proctor December 5, 1960 |
| Education | Carson-Newman University (BA) University of Tennessee (JD) |
Robert David Proctor (born December 5, 1960) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Proctor received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson–Newman College, (now Carson–Newman University), in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1986. He was a law clerk to Hiram Emory Widener Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1986 to 1987. He was in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1987 to 2003.