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R. Austin Huffaker Jr.

American judge (born 1973)

R. Austin Huffaker Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office December 12, 2019
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	William Keith Watkins
Personal details
Born	Robert Austin Huffaker Jr. (1973-03-07) March 7, 1973 (age 51)[1] Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Education	Vanderbilt University (BEng) University of Alabama (JD)

Robert Austin Huffaker Jr. (born March 7, 1973) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Huffaker received a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. Huffaker served as a commissioner of the Alabama Securities Commission and as a member of the Alabama Civil Jury Charge Committee.^[2]

On July 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Huffaker to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Huffaker is nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William Keith Watkins, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2019. On July 8, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.^[3] On July 31, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[4] On October 17, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote.^[5] On December 3, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 88–4 vote.^[6] On December 4, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 89–4 vote.^[7] He received his judicial commission on December 12, 2019.^[8]

^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• R. Austin Huffaker Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.