WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed with bipartisan support attorney Harold “Hal” Mooty Tuesday to serve as a district judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
Thirteen Senate Democrats and one independent joined Alabama Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville and other Republicans to confirm Mooty to the federal bench by a vote of 66-32.
Mooty received the most bipartisan support of any judicial nominee so far this year, according to Britt’s office. Alabama’s junior senator said Mooty’s “outstanding record” at a Huntsville law firm “speaks for itself.”
“Having known Hal for 24 years, I have seen firsthand his relentless pursuit of excellence, commitment to the rule of law, and dedication to our great state,” Britt said in a statement. “ I am additionally thankful to President Trump for his exceptional leadership in nominating Hal to serve in the judiciary and to Senator Tuberville for his partnership in recommending Hal to serve in the federal judiciary.”
Tuberville congratulated Mooty in a social media post following Tuesday’s confirmation vote.
Mooty is a commercial litigator and serves as a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. He also serves on the Supreme Court of Alabama’s Commission on Access to Justice and is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program.
He will replace Abdul K. Kallon, who retired from Alabama’s federal bench in 2022.
President Donald Trump nominated Mooty to serve as a district judge in August. At the same time, Trump also nominated Solicitor General of Alabama Edmund “Eddie” LaCour for the Northern District of Alabama and Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Bill Lewis for the Middle District of Alabama.
On Monday, Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on Lewis’ nomination, setting up an initial procedural vote for him later this week.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced all three Alabama nominees earlier this month after they had their nomination hearing in September.