Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law) in 1959. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1934 · age 92
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington and Lee 1956 · University of Richmond T.C. Williams Law (now of Richmond School of Law) 1959
- Succeeded
- William Matthew Kidd
- Succeeded by
- John Preston Bailey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Northern District of West Virginia succeeded William Matthew Kidd | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Virginia School of Law | ||
| Washington and Lee University | B.A. | 1956 |
| University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law) | LL.B. | 1959 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Stamp was assigned 3,088 district-court cases (1983–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 266 days across 3,088 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 288 of Stamp’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 258 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Stamp authored 60 published opinions for the court (1990–2011). Most cited: Councell v. Homer Laughlin China Co. (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Councell v. Homer Laughlin China Co. | 823 F. Supp. 2d 370 | 21 |
| 1995 | Knox v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. | 899 F. Supp. 1529 | 15 |
| 1990 | Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Burke | 768 F. Supp. 1167 | 14 |
| 2005 | Schultz v. AT & T Wireless Services, Inc. | 376 F. Supp. 2d 685 | 13 |
| 1995 | Booth v. Old National Bank | 900 F. Supp. 836 | 13 |
| 2003 | Crow v. McElroy Coal Co. | 290 F. Supp. 2d 693 | 12 |
| 2002 | American Reliable Insurance v. Stillwell | 212 F. Supp. 2d 621 | 12 |
| 2009 | Tustin v. Motorists Mutual Insurance Company | 668 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 11 |
| 2007 | Jaworski v. Gutierrez | 509 F. Supp. 2d 573 | 11 |
| 1992 | Cox v. United States | 827 F. Supp. 378 | 11 |
| 2010 | Moore v. Life Insurance Co. of North America | 708 F. Supp. 2d 597 | 10 |
| 2003 | Balcar v. BELL AND ASSOCIATES, LLC | 295 F. Supp. 2d 635 | 9 |
| 1998 | Camastro v. City of Wheeling | 49 F. Supp. 2d 500 | 9 |
| 1991 | Hartman v. Bethany College | 778 F. Supp. 286 | 9 |
| 2009 | Farnsworth v. Astrue | 604 F. Supp. 2d 828 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in 1990.
- Was Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. on?
- Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).