CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump has nominated Frank Volk to serve as a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
If confirmed, Volk would fill the vacancy created when Judge John Copenhaver took senior status.
“Frank has served West Virginia honorably as a bankruptcy judge and as a law clerk to several of our state’s most distinguished jurists. He has demonstrated his commitment to treating litigants fairly and upholding the rule of law through his years of service to our federal courts. Frank’s temperament, extensive background and legal expertise make him well suited for a promotion to the District Court bench,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in a statement.
Volk is currently chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.