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John Lyles Glenn Jr.

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

John Lyles Glenn Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Apr 29, 1929.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Apr 29, 1929
Born
1892

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaHerbert Hoover · Apr 29, 1929 – May 2, 1938
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaHerbert Hoover · Apr 29, 1929 – May 2, 1938

Education

  • Wofford CollegeA.B., 1912
  • University of Oxford Faculty of LawLL.B., 1918

Career

U.S. Army captain, 1918-1919; Private practice, Chester, South Carolina, 1919-1929; Prosecutor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1923-1929; State representative, South Carolina, 1919-1923; Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1923-1929

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