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John Jay Jackson Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
John Jay Jackson Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1824
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaAbraham Lincoln · Aug 3, 1861 – Jun 11, 1864
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of West VirginiaNone (reassignment) · – Jul 1, 1901
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West VirginiaNone (reassignment) · – Mar 15, 1905
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)1845
- Read law1847
Career
Private practice, Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1847-1848; Prosecutor, Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1848; Commonwealth attorney, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1849-1850; Private practice, Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1850-1851; State delegate, Virginia, 1851-1855; Private practice, Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1855-1861
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