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.
R. David Proctor
Alabama Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Born 1960 in Atlanta, GA
FJC ID: 3025
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 20/year
Alabama Northern District Court · 2003–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Member · 2014–2020- Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama1987–2003
Law clerk , Hon. H. Emory Widener · 1986–1987
Appointments
2003–2026 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1986- Carson-Newman CollegeB.A. · 1983