John Jay Jackson Jr.

John Jay Jackson Jr.
The "Iron Judge" of West Virginia, c. 1903
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office
July 1, 1901 – March 15, 1905
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 31 Stat. 736
Succeeded byAlston G. Dayton
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of West Virginia
In office
June 11, 1864 – July 1, 1901
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 13 Stat. 124
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
August 3, 1861 – June 11, 1864
Appointed byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byJohn White Brockenbrough
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wood County
In office
January 1, 1852 – December 2, 1855
Preceded byWilliam L. Jackson
Succeeded byArthur I. Boreman
Personal details
Born
John Jay Jackson Jr.

(1824-08-04)August 4, 1824
Parkersburg, Virginia
(now West Virginia)
DiedSeptember 2, 1907(1907-09-02) (aged 83)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
RelativesJacob B. Jackson
James M. Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
John G. Jackson
George Jackson
EducationPrinceton University
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John Jay Jackson Jr. (August 4, 1824 – September 2, 1907) was an American lawyer, Whig politician, United States District Judge (initially of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia) and, later, the first judge of the United States District Court for the District of West Virginia. He ended his career as the first judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.