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John Davis Larkins Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
John Davis Larkins Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Aug 21, 1961.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Aug 21, 1961
- Born
- 1909
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North CarolinaJohn F. Kennedy · Aug 21, 1961 – Feb 16, 1990
Education
- Wake Forest College School of Law
- Wake Forest CollegeB.A., 1929
- Read law1930
Career
Private practice, Trenton, North Carolina, 1930-1961; U.S. Army, 1945; Conciliation commissioner in bankruptcy, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1930; State senator, North Carolina, 1936-1954; president pro tem, 1941-1943; Liaison officer, legislative counsel to Gov. Luther H. Hodges, North Carolina, 1955
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