Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr.

Who was Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr.?

Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr. was a United States federal judge.

Born in Florence, Alabama, Haltom was in the United States Army as an Air Force Sergeant/Air Crew Gunner during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received an LL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1948. He was in private practice in Florence from 1948 to 1980. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1954 to 1958, and of the Alabama State Senate from 1958 to 1962.

On January 10, 1980, Haltom was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death, in Florence.