John Butzner
John Decker Butzner, Jr. (1917-2006) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Scranton, B.A., 1938
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1941[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1941-1942
- U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant, Weather Service, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1946-1958
- Associate judge, 15th Judicial Circuit, Virginia, 1958-1960
- Judge, 39th Judicial Circuit, Virginia, 1960-1962[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Fourth Circuit
Bryan was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on June 27, 1967, to a seat vacated by J. Spencer Bell; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1967, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1982, and served in that capacity until his death on January 20, 2006.[1]
Eastern District of Virginia
Bryan was nominated to the Eastern District of Virginia by President John F. Kennedy on May 15, 1962, to a seat vacated by Albert Bryan Sr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1962, and received commission on June 20. He served until his August 1, 1967 advancement to the Fourth Circuit.[1] Butzner was succeeded in this position by Robert Merhige.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Butzner's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Albert Bryan, Sr. |
Eastern District of Virginia 1962–1967 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Merhige |
| Preceded by: J. Spencer Bell |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1967–2006 |
Succeeded by: Harvie Wilkinson
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mark Davis (Virginia) • Leonie Brinkema • M. Hannah Lauck • Rossie Alston • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Michael Nachmanoff • Roderick Young • David Novak (Virginia) • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Elizabeth Hanes • Jamar Walker | ||
| Senior judges |
T.S. Ellis III • Claude Hilton • Anthony Trenga • Liam O'Grady • Rebecca Smith (Virginia) • Raymond Jackson • Robert Payne (Virginia) • Henry Hudson • John A. Gibney • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John F. Anderson • Ivan Davis • Douglas E. Miller • Robert J. Krask • Mark Colombell • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Tucker • George Hay • Philip Pendelton Barbour • Peter Vivian Daniel • John Young Mason • James Dandridge Halyburton • John Curtiss Underwood • Robert William Hughes • Edmund Waddill • James Spencer (Virginia) • James Cacheris • Robert Doumar • Henry Morgan • Richard Williams (Virginia) • Gerald Lee • Jerome Friedman • Duncan Groner • Luther Way • Robert Nelson Pollard • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Joseph Clarke • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • Walter Kelley • Oren Lewis • John MacKenzie • Robert Merhige • David Warriner • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Spencer (Virginia) • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Albert Bryan, Sr. • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • John MacKenzie • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
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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 | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
