Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.

Education and career

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Stamp received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University in 1956, and attended the University of Virginia School of Law before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1959. He was a private in the United States Army from 1959 to 1960, and a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves from 1960 to 1967. He was in private practice in Wheeling from 1960 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 1990, Stamp was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia vacated by William M. Kidd. Stamp was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1990, and received his commission on July 12, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2001. He assumed senior status on November 1, 2006.[1]

References
  1. "Stamp, Frederick Pfarr, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Preceded by
William Matthew Kidd		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1990–2006		 Succeeded by
John Preston Bailey
Preceded by
Robert Earl Maxwell		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1994–2001		 Succeeded by
Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
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