Frederick Stamp
| Frederick Stamp | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Wheeling, WV |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 07/12/1990 - 10/31/2006 |
| Chief: | 1994 - 2001 |
| Senior: | 11/01/2006 - Present |
| Preceded by: | William Kidd |
| Succeeded by: | John Bailey |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1934 |
| Home State: | Wheeling, WV |
| Bachelors: | Washington and Lee U., B.A., 1956 |
| Law School: | University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, LL.B., 1959 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1959 - 1960, Reserves 1960 - 1967 |
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Frederick Pfarr Stamp, Jr. is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. He is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Stamp graduated from Washington and Lee University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1956 and obtained his Law Degree from the University of Richmond's T.C. Williams School of Law in 1959. [1]
Stamp served as private on active duty with the United States Army from 1959 to 1960, before serving in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1960 to 1967.[1]
Professional career
Stamp was a private practice attorney in the State of West Virginia from 1960 to 1990. [1]
Judicial career
Northern District of West Virginia
Stamp was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia by President George H.W. Bush on May 11, 1990 to a seat vacated by William Kidd. Stamp was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 28, 1990 on a Senate vote and received commission on July 12, 1990. Stamp served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1994 to 2001 before assuming senior status on November 1, 2006. [1] Stamp was succeeded in this position by John Bailey.
Notable cases
The notable case section on this page needs to be reformatted.
CSX asbestos fraud trial
On September 15, 2009, Judge Stamp dismissed a case filed by CSX against a Bridgeport, WV radiologist and a Pittsburgh area law firm. CSX alleged the law firm filed a fraudulent claim of asbestosis on behalf of a Kentucky railroad worker. The judge ruled that CSX did not present evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants "acted with actual intent to defraud." [2]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Kidd |
Northern District of West Virginia 1990–2006 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: John Bailey |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Frederick Stamp • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Joel • John Kaull • James Seibert • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Jay Jackson • Alston Gordon Dayton • Robert Maxwell • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Herbert Boreman • W. Craig Broadwater • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • Charles Paul • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Maxwell • Frederick Stamp • Irene Keeley • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Charles Paul • | ||
- Notable case article needing format update
- Northern District of West Virginia, Seat 2
- Former chief judge, Northern District of West Virginia
- Judge on senior status, Northern District of West Virginia
- U. of Richmond Law Alumni
- Appointed by George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed 1990
- Army veteran
- Senior federal judge
- Washington and Lee U. Alumni
