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John Johnston Parker
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925
John Johnston Parker , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. John Johnston Parker (November 20, 1885 – March 17, 1958) was an American politician and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was an unsuccessful nominee for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1930.
Education
- University of North CarolinaB.A., 1907
- University of North Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1908
Career
Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1908-1909; Private practice, Monroe, North Carolina, 1909-1922; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1910; Candidate for attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1916; Republican candidate for governor, North Carolina, 1920; Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1922-1925; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1923-1924; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1931-1948, and Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1957
Biography
John Johnston Parker (November 20, 1885 – March 17, 1958) was an American politician and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was an unsuccessful nominee for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1930.
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