Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Incumbent
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 (age 86) Wheeling, West Virginia
Education	Washington and Lee University (BA) University of Virginia School of Law University of Richmond School of Law (LLB)

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. (born July 24, 1934) is an inactive 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 a 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. "Stamp, Frederick Pfarr, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

• Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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