Richard W. Vollmer Jr.

Richard W. Vollmer Jr. (March 7, 1926 – March 20, 2003) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Richard W. Vollmer Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
In office
December 31, 2000 – March 20, 2003
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
In office
May 14, 1990 – December 31, 2000
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Brevard Hand
Succeeded byWilliam H. Steele
Personal details
Born
Richard W. Vollmer Jr.

(1926-03-07)March 7, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedMarch 20, 2003(2003-03-20) (aged 77)
Mobile, Alabama
EducationUniversity of Alabama School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Vollmer was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946, and again from 1950 to 1952. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1953. He was a Claims Representative for the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company from 1953 to 1956. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1956 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 30, 1990, Vollmer was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama vacated by Judge William Brevard Hand. Vollmer was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2000. Vollmer served in that capacity until his death, in 2003, in Mobile.[1]

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References
  1. "Vollmer, Richard W., Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
William Brevard Hand		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
1990–2000		 Succeeded by
William H. Steele
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