John A. Field Jr.

1910–1995 · Charleston, WV

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West VirginiaJudgeDwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Aug 13, 1959Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Oct 7, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitJudgeRichard M. Nixon (Republican)Sep 22, 1971Death, Dec 16, 1995

Education

  • Hampden-Sydney College, A.B., 1932
  • University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1935

Professional Career

Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1935-1943, 1947-1957; U.S. Navy, 1944-1946; Member, Charleston [West Virginia] City Council, 1947-1955; president, 1951-1955; Republican candidate for attorney general, State of West Virginia, 1956; Tax commissioner, State of West Virginia, 1957-1959

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 1982-1989

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