John MacKenzie (Virginia)
John Ashton MacKenzie (1917-2010) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
MacKenzie was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on November 30, 1985. He retired on January 30, 1998.[1]
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1939[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1939-1967
- U.S. Coast Guard, 1941-1946
- Associate judge, Municipal Court of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1952-1962
- Member, General Assembly of Virginia, 1954-1958[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Virginia
MacKenzie was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on November 30, 1985. He retired on January 30, 1998.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge MacKenzie's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Virginia 1967–1985 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: James Spencer
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
