Richard Lesley Voorhees

Background

Voorhees, Richard Lesley was born on June 5, 1941 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Henry Austin and Catherine Adeline Voorhees.

Education

Bachelor, Davidson College, 1963; Juris Doctor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968.

Career

Member, partner, Garland, Alala, Bradley & Gray, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1968-1980; private practice, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1980-1988; judge, United States District Court, Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1988; chief judge, United States District Court, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1991-1998.

Achievements

• Richard Lesley Voorhees has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North Carolina State Republican Executive Committee, Gaston County Republican Committee, chairman, 1979-1983, United States Judicial Conference Committee, since 1993, case management and court administration committee,4th Circuit Court Appeals Judicial Council, 1992-1993. Chairman Gaston County Board Elections, Gastonia, 1985-1986. Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, Kansas City, Kansas, 1976.

First lieutenant United States Army, 1963-1965, United States Army Reserve, 1963-1969. Member North Carolina Bar Association, Federal Judges Association, District Judges Association.

Interests

• Avocation: boating.

Connections

Married Barbara Holway Humphries, 1968. Children: Martha Northrop, Steven Coerte.

Father:

Henry Austin Voorhees

Mother:

Catherine Adeline Voorhees

Spouse:

Barbara Holway Humphries

child:

Martha Northrop Voorhees

child:

Steven Coerte Voorhees