Richard Cameron Freeman

Who was Richard Cameron Freeman?

Richard Cameron Freeman was a United States federal judge.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Freeman was a Private in the United States Army toward the end of World War II, from 1945 to 1946. He received an A.B. from Emory University in 1950 and an LL.B. from Emory University School of Law in 1952. He was a claims manager for the Life Insurance Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia from 1951 to 1954, and was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1952 to 1971. He was also a member of the Atlanta Board of Aldermen from 1962 to 1971.

On March 3, 1971, Freeman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 21, 1971, and received his commission on April 23, 1971. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1999, in Atlanta.