Hon. R. David Proctor (Ret.) recently concluded more than two decades of service as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, including service as Chief Judge. During his judicial career, he presided over a broad range of complex civil litigation, including multidistrict litigation, nationwide class actions, antitrust, product liability, securities, intellectual property, and complex commercial matters.
Judge Proctor also served as a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. He chaired the Committee’s MDL Subcommittee, which led the development of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1, the first federal rule specifically addressing multidistrict litigation. He also sat by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Following his retirement from the bench in 2026, Judge Proctor founded Proctor Resolutions, where he serves as a mediator, special master, and neutral in complex and high-stakes disputes.