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Alfred Dickinson Barksdale

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · 1940

Alfred Dickinson Barksdale , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (July 17, 1892 – August 16, 1972), frequently known as A. D. Barksdale, was an American soldier, Virginia lawyer, state senator, state court judge, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Education

  • Virginia Military InstituteB.S., 1911
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.B., 1915

Career

Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1915-1916, 1922-1938; U.S. Army, 1916-1922; Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1938-1940

Biography

Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (July 17, 1892 – August 16, 1972), frequently known as A. D. Barksdale, was an American soldier, Virginia lawyer, state senator, state court judge, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

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