Donald Voorhees
| Donald Voorhees | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 6/20/1974 - 11/30/1986 |
| Senior: | 11/30/1986 -7/7/1989 |
| Preceded by: | William Beeks |
| Succeeded by: | William Dwyer |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1916 |
| Deceased: | 1989 |
| Bachelors: | University of Kansas (1938) |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School (1946) |
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Donald S. Voorhees (1916-1989) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Voorhees was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 28, 1974, to a seat vacated by William Beeks; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1974, and received commission on June 20, 1974. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on July 7, 1989. Voorhees was succeeded in this position by William Dwyer.
Early life and education
- University of Kansas, A.B., 1938
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1946
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1946-1947
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1947-1974
Judicial career
Western District of Washington
Voorhees was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 28, 1974, to a seat vacated by William Beeks[1]; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1974, and received commission on June 20, 1974. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on July 7, 1989. Voorhees was succeeded in this position by William Dwyer.
External links
References
- ↑ Voorhees' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Beeks |
Western District of Washington 1974–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Dwyer |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
