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John A. Field Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959–1971

John A. Field Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Education

  • Hampden-Sydney CollegeA.B., 1932
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.B., 1935

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

Biography

John A. Field Jr. (March 22, 1910 – December 16, 1995) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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