Judge Voorhees (other)
Judge Voorhees may refer to: * Donald S. Voorhees (1916–1989), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington * Richard Lesley Voorhees (born 1941), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina See also * Justice Voorhies (other) Justice Voorhies may refer to: * Albert Voorhies (1829–1913), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * Cornelius Voorhies (1804–1859), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court See also * John Van Voorhis (judge) John H. Va ...

Donald S
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ...
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Richard Lesley Voorhees
Richard Lesley Voorhees (born June 5, 1941) is a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Education and career Born in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse, New York (state), 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, Gastonia, North Carolina from 1968 to 1988. Federal judicial service 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 th ...
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