CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Frank Volk to the position of U.S. district judge.
Volk, currently the chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, will fill a vacancy created by Judge John Copenhaver Jr. taking senior status.
President Donald Trump nominated Volk in April; senators approved the nomination in a 92-0 vote. The chamber first agreed 90-0 to invoke cloture, moving the nomination up to a final vote.
“That’s a testament to Judge Volk’s judicial experience and stellar record and his qualifications to become a U.S. district court judge,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said following the cloture vote.
“He has served with honor throughout his career, and he’s willing to step up again at the plate one more time. He shows the country how West Virginians act and serve.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she’s pleased the president nominated Volk and her colleagues approved the nomination.
“I know that he will be a judge who will root his decisions firmly in the text and original meaning of our Constitution and our statutes,” she said. “I know he’ll be fair to all parties that appear before him, and I know that he will bring honor to our federal judiciary.”
Volk, an alumnus of the West Virginia University College of Law, previously clerked under multiple federal and state judges, including Copenhaver and state Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman.