Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. Explained

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Term Start:November 1, 2006
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Term Start1:1994
Term End1:2001
Predecessor1:Robert Earl Maxwell
Successor1:Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Term Start2:July 12, 1990
Term End2:November 1, 2006
Appointer2:George H. W. Bush
Predecessor2:William Matthew Kidd
Successor2:John P. Bailey
Birth Date:24 July 1934
Birth Place:Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Education:Washington and Lee University (BA)
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law (LLB)

Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. (born July 24, 1934) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Stamp was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He 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.

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.