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Frederick Voris Follmer

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Frederick Voris Follmer
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
December 30, 1967 – May 3, 1971
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
1962
Preceded byJohn W. Murphy
Succeeded byMichael Henry Sheridan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
August 7, 1946 – December 30, 1967
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded bySeat established by 60 Stat. 654
Succeeded byRobert Dixon Herman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
August 7, 1946 – June 1, 1955
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded bySeat established by 60 Stat. 654
Succeeded bySeat reassigned
Personal details
Born
Frederick Voris Follmer

(1885-12-13)December 13, 1885
Milton, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 3, 1971(1971-05-03) (aged 85)
EducationBucknell University (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Frederick Voris Follmer (December 13, 1885 – May 3, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

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Born in Milton, Pennsylvania, Follmer received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Bucknell University in 1906 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1909. In private practice in Pennsylvania from 1910 to 1935, he also served as an assistant district attorney of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania from 1911 to 1914. He was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1946.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Follmer was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on July 31, 1946, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to a new joint seat authorized by 60 Stat. 654. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 1946, and received his commission on August 7, 1946. His service in the Eastern District and Western District terminated on June 1, 1955, due to reassignment by operation of law. He served as Chief Judge of the Middle District in 1962. He assumed senior status on December 30, 1967. His service terminated on May 3, 1971, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 60 Stat. 654
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

1946–1955
Succeeded by
Seat reassigned
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
1946–1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
1962
Succeeded by