Background
Warriner, David Dortch was born on February 25, 1929 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Emmett and Maria Clarke (Dortch) Warriner.
Warriner, David Dortch was born on February 25, 1929 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Emmett and Maria Clarke (Dortch) Warriner.
Bachelor in Political Science, University North Carolina, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1957.
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, Warriner received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina in 1951 and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1957. He was in the United States Navy Lieutenant (JG) from 1951 to 1954. He was in private practice in Emporia, Virginia from 1957 to 1974.
He was a City attorney of Emporia, Virginia from 1969 to 1974.
Warriner was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Warriner was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 6, 1974, to a seat vacated by Oren R. Lewis.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 16, 1974, and received his commission on May 21, 1974. Warriner served in that capacity until his death, in Brunswick County, Virginia.
Member Virginia Republican Central Committee, 1963-1974, general counsel, 1972-1974. Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1954. Member American, Virginia bar associations.
Married Barbara Ann Jenkins, January 31, 1959. Children: Susan Wells, David Thomas Dortch, Julia Cotman.