Richard Lesley Voorhees | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
Assumed office August 31, 2017 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
In office 1991–1998 | |
Preceded by | Robert Daniel Potter |
Succeeded by | Graham Calder Mullen |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
In office October 17, 1988 –August 31, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | David B. Sentelle |
Succeeded by | Kenneth D. Bell |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Lesley Voorhees June 5, 1941 Syracuse, New York |
Education | Davidson College (B.A.) University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.) |
Richard Lesley Voorhees (born June 5, 1941) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Born in Syracuse, New York, Voorhees was in the United States Army as an ROTC Cadet from 1959 to 1963. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1963 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1968. He was in the United States Army Signal Corps as a Lieutenant from 1963 to 1965. He was an Army Reserves Captain from 1965 to 1969, and was in private practice in Gastonia, North Carolina from 1968 to 1988. [1]
On July 31, 1987, Voorhees was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge David B. Sentelle. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He served as Chief Judge from 1991 to 1998. He assumed senior status on August 31, 2017. [1]
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Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by David B. Sentelle | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 1988–2017 | Succeeded by Kenneth D. Bell |
Preceded by Robert Daniel Potter | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 1991–1998 | Succeeded by Graham Calder Mullen |