John Ashton MacKenzie

John Ashton MacKenzie
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
November 30, 1985 – January 30, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
1979–1985
Preceded byRichard Boykin Kellam
Succeeded byAlbert Vickers Bryan Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
August 25, 1967 – November 30, 1985
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySeat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded byJames R. Spencer
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Portsmouth
In office
January 13, 1954 – January 8, 1958
Preceded byWilliam H. W. Cassell
Succeeded byInez D. Baker
Personal details
Born(1917-09-17)September 17, 1917
Portsmouth, Virginia
DiedJanuary 1, 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 92)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWashington and Lee University
School of Law
(LL.B.)

John Ashton MacKenzie (September 17, 1917 – January 1, 2010) was a Virginia lawyer, Coast Guard officer and politician who became United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.