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Franklin S. Billings Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Franklin S. Billings Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Jun 15, 1984. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Jun 15, 1984
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1922
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of VermontRonald Reagan · Jun 15, 1984 – Mar 9, 2014
Education
- Harvard CollegeB.S., 1943
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1947
Career
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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