Richard Lesley Voorhees
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Senior status. Born 1941.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 31, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 14, 1988
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1988
- Senior status
- Aug 31, 2017
Education
- B.A., Davidson College, 1963
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1968
Career
- U.S. Army cadet, ROTC, 1959-1963
- U.S. Army lieutenant, Signal Corps, 1963-1965
- U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1965-1969
- Private practice, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1968-1988
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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