Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Assumed office
November 1, 2006
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office
1994–2001
Preceded by Robert Earl Maxwell
Succeeded by Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office
July 12, 1990 – November 1, 2006
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by William Matthew Kidd
Succeeded by John Preston Bailey
Personal details
Born Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
(1934-07-24) July 24, 1934
Wheeling, West Virginia
Education Washington and Lee University (B.A.)
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law (LL.B.)

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. (born July 24, 1934) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Stamp received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University in 1956, and attended the University of Virginia School of Law before receiving an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1959. He was a private in the United States Army from 1959 to 1960, and a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves from 1960 to 1967. He was in private practice in Wheeling from 1960 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 1990, Stamp was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia vacated by William M. Kidd. Stamp was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1990, and received his commission on July 12, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2001. He assumed senior status on November 1, 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stamp, Frederick Pfarr, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
William Matthew Kidd		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1990–2006		 Succeeded by
John Preston Bailey
Preceded by
Robert Earl Maxwell		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1994–2001		 Succeeded by
Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
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