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John Larkins (North Carolina)
John Davis Larkins, Jr. (1909-1990) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[1]
Larkins was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 8, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 21, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1975 until he assumed senior status on June 8, 1979. He served until his death on February 16, 1990.[1]
Early life and education
- Wake Forest University School of Law
- Wake Forest University, B.A., 1929
- Read law, 1930[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Trenton, North Carolina, 1930-1961
- U.S. Army, 1945
- Conciliation Commissioner in Bankruptcy, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1930
- Member, North Carolina State Senate, 1936-1954
- President pro tempore, 1941-1943
- Liaison officer, Legislative Counsel to North Carolina State Governor, 1955[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of North Carolina
Larkins was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 8, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 21, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1975 until he assumed senior status on June 8, 1979. He served until his death on February 16, 1990.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Larkins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of North Carolina 1961–1979 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Earl Britt
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
