John Segar Gravatt | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1909 Blackstone, Virginia, United States |
| Died | December 9, 1983 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Isbell Turnbull |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.) |
John Segar Gravatt (February 26, 1909 – December 9, 1983) was a Virginia lawyer and trial judge. He is often known as J. Segar Gravatt, although this is also the appellation of his youngest daughter, Jacqueline Segar Gravatt, who was the first woman ordained as an Episcopal minister in Virginia.
He drew national attention for defending the Massive Resistance policy of the Prince Edward County, Virginia School Board to the United States Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education and Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, its companion case. Also in Griffin v. School Board of Prince Edward County.