Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr. (October 8, 1913 – December 17, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Angier,

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, Dupree received an

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degree from the

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in 1933 and a

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from the

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in 1936. He was in private practice in Angier and

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, North Carolina from 1936 to 1943. He then served in the

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during

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, from 1943 to 1946, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He returned to his private practice in Raleigh from 1946 to 1971.

Federal judicial service

On November 30, 1970, Dupree was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the

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on December 11, 1970, and received his commission on December 12, 1970. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1983, assuming

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on December 31, 1983. Dupree served in that capacity until his death on December 17, 1995, in Raleigh.

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