Background
Freeman, Richard Cameron was born on December 14, 1926 in Atlanta.
Freeman, Richard Cameron was born on December 14, 1926 in Atlanta.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, Emory University, 1952.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Freeman was a Private in the United States Army toward the end of World World War II, from 1945 to 1946. He received an Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1950 and an Bachelor of Laws from Emory University School of Law in 1952. He was a claims manager for the Life Insurance Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia from 1951 to 1954, and was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1952 to 1971.
On March 3, 1971, Freeman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 84 Statistics
294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 21, 1971, and received his commission on April 23, 1971. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1999, in Atlanta.
Member Georgia Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Chi Phi, Phi Delta Phi.
