2018 AWARDS
Fred Stamp
U.S. District Judge, Northern District of West Virginia
I have always been a strong believer in public
service by lawyers in their communities because
I think it makes us better lawyers and better
citizens.”
Photo by Prestige Photography & Video.
BY KEVIN DUVALL. In Fred Stamp’s legal
career of nearly 60 years, he has been de-
voted to public service in and out of the
courtroom. Stamp, who has served as a
U.S. district judge for the Northern Dis-
trict of West Virginia for 28 years in his
hometown of Wheeling, WV, has served
his city, state and country as a member
of the U.S. Army, West Virginia House
of Delegates and various community
organizations.
“I have always been a strong believer in
public service by lawyers in their commu-
nities because I think it makes us better
lawyers and better citizens,” he says.
Stamp earned a bachelor’s degree in
history from Washington and Lee Univer-
sity and graduated from the University of
Richmond School of Law