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Alfred Dickinson Barksdale

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Alfred Dickinson Barksdale served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 1, 1940.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Feb 1, 1940
Born
1892

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 1, 1940 – Aug 16, 1972

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

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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