Richard W. Vollmer Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard W. Vollmer Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2003
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama Law 1953
- Succeeded
- William Brevard Hand
- Succeeded by
- William H. Steele
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Southern District of Alabama succeeded William Brevard Hand | 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 Alabama School of Law | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Vollmer was assigned 2,562 district-court cases (1988–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 263 days across 2,555 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 10 of Vollmer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 10 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated. 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, Vollmer authored 63 published opinions for the court (1991–2003). Most cited: Dunn Construction Co. v. Sugar Beach Condominium Ass'n (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dunn Construction Co. v. Sugar Beach Condominium Ass'n | 760 F. Supp. 1479 | 25 |
| 2001 | Morris v. Wallace Community College-Selma | 125 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 22 |
| 1991 | Swint v. Protective Life Insurance | 779 F. Supp. 532 | 19 |
| 1998 | Vinson v. Clarke County, Ala. | 10 F. Supp. 2d 1282 | 15 |
| 1993 | United States v. Ross | 827 F. Supp. 711 | 15 |
| 1997 | Breech v. Alabama Power Co. | 962 F. Supp. 1447 | 13 |
| 1993 | Lane v. Champion International Corp. | 827 F. Supp. 701 | 11 |
| 2000 | Richey v. Tyson | 120 F. Supp. 2d 1298 | 10 |
| 2000 | Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc. | 105 F. Supp. 2d 1295 | 10 |
| 2001 | Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc. | 177 F. Supp. 2d 1276 | 9 |
| 2000 | Collins v. Fingerhut Companies, Inc. | 117 F. Supp. 2d 1283 | 9 |
| 2000 | Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc. | 97 F. Supp. 2d 1297 | 9 |
| 2000 | Whiddon Farms, Inc. v. Delta and Pine Land Co. | 103 F. Supp. 2d 1310 | 9 |
| 2000 | Sorrells v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada | 85 F. Supp. 2d 1221 | 9 |
| 2000 | Nicholson v. National Accounts, Inc. | 106 F. Supp. 2d 1269 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Richard W. Vollmer Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Richard W. Vollmer Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 1990.
- Was Richard W. Vollmer Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard W. Vollmer 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 Richard W. Vollmer Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Richard W. Vollmer Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 11, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard W. Vollmer Jr. on?
- Richard W. Vollmer Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
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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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).