Harold Mooty

Harold Dean "Hal" Mooty III (born 1983) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama since 2025.

Early life and education

Mooty was born in 1983 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 2005, serving as President of the Student Government Association. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2008, graduating The Order of Barristers.

Career

Mooty was a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in its Huntsville office. On October 16, cloture was invoked on his nomination by a 62–34 vote. On October 21, his nomination was confirmed by a 66–32 vote. He received his judicial commission on October 21 and he was sworn into office on October 22 by Senior Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.