Franklin S. Billings Jr.
Franklin Swift Billings Jr. BEM (June 5, 1922 – March 9, 2014) was an American politician and judge from the state of Vermont. Billings served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Franklin S. Billings Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office September 9, 1994 – March 9, 2014 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Wheeler Coffrin |
| Succeeded by | Fred I. Parker |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office June 15, 1984 – September 9, 1994 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James Stuart Holden |
| Succeeded by | John Garvan Murtha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franklin Swift Billings Jr. June 5, 1922 Woodstock, Vermont |
| Died | March 9, 2014 (aged 91) Woodstock, Vermont |
| Spouse | Pauline Richardson Gillingham |
| Children | Franklin Swift Billings III Jireh Swift Billings Elizabeth Preudhomme Billings Ann Billings Suokko |
| Parent(s) | Franklin S. Billings Gertrude Freeman Curtis |
| Relatives | Franklin Noble Billings (grand-father) Frederick H. Billings (grand-uncle) |
| Education | Harvard College (B.S.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) |
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