Frank W. Volk

Frank William Volk (born November 10, 1965) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Volk earned his Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia University and his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law.

Upon graduating law school, Volk served as a law clerk to Judge Charles Harold Haden II and as a term law clerk to Judge M. Blane Michael of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as a career law clerk on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, working for both Judges John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. and Charles Harold Haden II. During that time, he was an adjunct professor at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he taught courses on federal civil rights law and bankruptcy for more than a decade.

Bankruptcy court service

Volk served as Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2015–2019.

District court service

On April 2, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Volk to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. On April 4, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Volk to the seat vacated by Judge John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., who took senior status on November 1, 2018. On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On October 16, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 92–0. He received his judicial commission on October 17, 2019.