Franklin S. Billings Jr.

Franklin S. Billings Jr.
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 byAlbert Wheeler Coffrin
Succeeded byFred I. Parker
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
June 15, 1984 – September 9, 1994
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJames Stuart Holden
Succeeded byJohn Garvan Murtha
Personal details
Born
Franklin Swift Billings Jr.

(1922-06-05)June 5, 1922
Woodstock, Vermont, US
DiedMarch 9, 2014(2014-03-09) (aged 91)
Woodstock, Vermont, US
SpousePauline Richardson Gillingham
ChildrenFranklin Swift Billings III
Jireh Swift Billings
Elizabeth Preudhomme Billings
Ann Billings Suokko
Parent(s)Franklin S. Billings
Gertrude Freeman Curtis
RelativesFranklin Noble Billings (grand-father)
Frederick H. Billings (grand-uncle)
EducationHarvard College (B.S.)
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)

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.