Richard W. Vollmer, Jr.

Richard W. Vollmer, Jr. (March 7, 1926 – March 20, 2003) was a United States federal judge.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Vollmer was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946, and again from 1950 to 1952. He received an LL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1953. He was a Claims Representative for the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company from 1953 to 1956. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1956 to 1990.
On March 30, 1990, Vollmer was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama vacated by William B. Hand. Vollmer was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2000. Vollmer served in that capacity until his death, in 2003, in Mobile.