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Birch, Stanley F. Jr.
Born 1945 in Langley Field, VA
Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on March 22, 1990, to a seat vacated by James Clinkscales Hill; Confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 1990, and received commission on May 14, 1990.
Education:
University of Virginia, B.A., 1967
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1970
Emory University School of Law, LL.M., 1976
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1970-1972
Law clerk, Hon. Sidney O. Smith, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1972-1974
Private practice, Gainesville, Georgia, 1974-1984
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1984-1990
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
There's your answer he went to Emory. As a Georgia Tech grad who was active in College Republicans, we considered Emory about as conservative as the trendy side of Boston.