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John White Brockenbrough
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
John White Brockenbrough served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by James K. Polk and confirmed Jan 14, 1846.
- Appointed by
- James K. Polk
- Confirmed
- Jan 14, 1846
- Born
- 1806
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaJames K. Polk · Jan 14, 1846 – May 4, 1861
Education
- Winchester Law School
Career
Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, -1834; Commonwealth's attorney, Hanover County, Virginia,; Private practice, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1834-; Editor, Lexington Valley Star, Rockbridge County, Virginia,; Professor of law, Lexington Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1849-1861; Delegate from Virginia, Provisional Confederate Congress, 1861-1862; Judge, Confederate District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1862-; Professor of law, Washington College Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1866-1873; Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1873-1877
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