Vollack was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and his family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado when he was in high school.
[1] Following service as an officer in the United States Air Force, he attended the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, graduating with a LL.B.
[9][10][11] In 1972, Vollack decided to challenge three-term Republican incumbent Gordon L. Allott for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
[13] In 1977, Vollack's name was put forward for the District Court bench by the Colorado Merit Selection system, and he was appointed by Governor Richard Lamm.
[1] On August 2, 1958, he married Imojean Shelton, a school teacher in Denver who had grown up in Memphis, Tennessee.