Richard W. Vollmer Jr. (March 7, 1926 – March 20, 2003) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
St. Louis,
Missouri
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, Vollmer was in the
United States Navy
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during
World War II
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, from 1944 to 1946, and again from 1950 to 1952. He received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from the
University of Alabama School of Law in 1953. He was a Claims Representative for the
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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Overview
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from 1953 to 1956. He was in private practice in
Mobile,
Alabama
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from 1956 to 1990.
Federal judicial service
On March 30, 1990, Vollmer was nominated by President
George H. W. Bush
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to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
William Brevard Hand
William Brevard Hand (January 18, 1924 – September 6, 2008) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Early life and education
Born in Mobile, Alabama, where his father, Char ...
. Vollmer was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed
senior status
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on December 31, 2000. Vollmer served in that capacity until his death, in 2003, in Mobile.
References
Sources
FJC Bio
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1926 births
2003 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
20th-century American judges
United States Navy sailors
University of Alabama School of Law alumni