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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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This entry was last updated: September 6, 2015

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