John White Brockenbrough
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United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Years in office: 1846 - 1861
John White Brockenbrough (1806-1877) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]
He was nominated by President James Polk on December 23, 1845. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 14, 1846, and received commission that same day. He resigned on May 4, 1861.[1]
Education
- Law school conducted by Henry St. George Tucker[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, -1834
- Commonwealth's attorney, Hanover County, Virginia,
- Private practice, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1834-
- Editor, Lexington Valley Star, Rockbridge County, Virginia,
- Professor of law, Lexington Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1849-1861
- Confederate district judge, Western District of Virginia, Confederate States of America, 1861-
- Member, Confederate Congress, 1862-1865
- Professor of law, Washington College Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1866-1873
- Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1873-1877[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Brockenbrough's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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