Donald S. Voorhees

Who was Donald S. Voorhees?

Donald S. Voorhees was a United States federal judge.

Voorhees was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. He received an A.B. from the University of Kansas in 1938. He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1946. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1946 to 1947. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1947 to 1974.

Voorhees was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Voorhees was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon on May 28, 1974, to a seat vacated by William T. Beeks. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 13, 1974, and received his commission on June 20, 1974. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986.

Judge Voorhees served three years on the board of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C. He wrote a manual for judges, Recurring Problems in the Trial of Criminal Actions. In 1985, he received the Seattle-King County Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service. In 1988, he was honored at the annual banquet of the Federal Bar Association.