Franklin S. Billings
Biography of Franklin S. Billings Jr.
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Billings
- First Name: Franklin
- Middle Name: S.
- Generational Suffix: Jr.
- Date of Birth: June , 5 , 1922
- Place of Birth (POB): Woodstock , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
- Date of Death: March , 9 , 2014
- Place of Death (POD): Woodstock , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Franklin S. Billings Jr. Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, District of Vermont
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/25/1984
- American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
- Seat vacated by: Holden , James S.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/29/1984
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 06/14/1984
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/15/1984
- Commission Date: 06/15/1984
- Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1988
- Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1991
- Retirement from Active Service: 09/09/1994
- Date of Termination: 03/09/2014
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Franklin S. Billings Jr. in the Law School
- Name of School: Harvard College
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Law Degree Year: 1943
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): University of Virginia School of Law
- Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Law Degree Year: 1947
Franklin S. Billings Jr. Career Path
Employment:
- British Eighth Army, Attached Sixth Armoured Division, 1943-1945
- Private practice, Woodstock, Vermont, 1948-1966
- Assistant secretary, Vermont Senate, 1949-1953
- Judge, Hartford [Vermont] Municipal Court, 1955-1962
- Executive clerk, Gov. Joseph Johnson, Vermont, 1955-1957
- Secretary, Vermont Senate, 1957-1959
- Secretary of civil and military affairs, Vermont, 1959-1960
- State representative, Vermont, 1961-1965; speaker, 1963-1965
- Member, Vermont Legislative Council, 1965-1966
- Member, Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control, Vermont, 1967-1972
- Judge, Vermont Superior Court, 1966-1975
- Justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1975-1984; chief justice, 1983-1984
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