Frank W. Volk

Education

Volk earned his Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia University and his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law.[2]

Upon graduating law school, Volk served as a law clerk to Judge Charles Harold Haden II and as a term law clerk to Judge M. Blane Michael of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as a career law clerk on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, working for both Judges John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. and Charles Harold Haden II. During that time, he was an adjunct professor at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he taught courses on federal civil rights law and bankruptcy for more than a decade.[2]

Federal judicial service

Bankruptcy court service

Volk served as Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2015–2019.[2]

District court service

On April 2, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Volk to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. On April 4, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Volk to the seat vacated by Judge John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., who took senior status on November 1, 2018.[3] On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On October 16, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 92–0.[6] He received his judicial commission on October 17, 2019.

gollark: Small companies can band together to lobby for things!
gollark: Well, you don't want a government which entirely ignores large companies or also small companies.
gollark: I mean, alternatively, it's the art of paying people to agree with things somewhat more.
gollark: Lobbying somewhat problematic but probably unavoidable and I think you could help a bit by reducing government powers.
gollark: > As opposite extreme you could have a country with a super strict and specific constitution that is too holy for any politician to change (maybe a theocracy) but the gov controls most of the industryThe *government* still has a lot of political power inasmuch as it controls lots of things.

References
  1. "The Vetting Room". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, April 2, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 4, 2019
  4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 22, 2019
  5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 320, United States Senate, October 16, 2019


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Preceded by
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
2019–present		 Incumbent


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