Stanley F. Birch Jr. (born August 29 1945) was born in Langley Field, Virginia. He was nominated by George H. W. Bush on March 22, 1990 for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to a seat vacated by James Clinkscales Hill. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received commission on May 14, 1990.

Birch received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1967. He received his J.D. and LL.M from Emory University School of Law in 1970 and 1976, respectively.

Birch was a U.S. Army Lieutenant from 1970-1972. He was a Law clerk to Hon. Sidney O. Smith, Jr., in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia from 1972 to 1974. He had been in private practice in Gainesville, Georgia from 1974 to 1984, and in Atlanta, Georgia from 1984 to 1990.

Selected Rulings

• Concurring opinion on the Terri Schiavo case - http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200511628reh2.pdf