John Johnston Parker
John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.[1]
He received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on October 3, 1925 to replace Charles Albert Woods. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 14th, and received commission that same day. From 1948 to 1958, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on March 17, 1958.[1]
Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 1907
- University of North Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1908[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1908-1909
- Private practice, Monroe, North Carolina, 1909-1922
- Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1910
- Candidate for state attorney general, North Carolina, 1916
- Republican candidate for State Governor, North Carolina, 1920
- Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1922-1925
- Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1923-1924
- Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, 1930; rejected by Senate, 39-41[1]
External links
- Biography from "Find A Grave".
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Parker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Albert Woods |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1925–1958 |
Succeeded by: Herbert Boreman
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
