John Paul Jr. (judge)

John Paul Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
August 1, 1958 – February 13, 1964
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
1948–1958
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRoby C. Thompson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
January 14, 1932 – August 1, 1958
Appointed byHerbert Hoover
Preceded byHenry C. McDowell Jr.
Succeeded byTheodore Roosevelt Dalton
United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
In office
1929 – January 14, 1932
Appointed byHerbert Hoover
Preceded byJoseph Crockett Shaffer
Succeeded byJoseph Crockett Shaffer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
December 15, 1922 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byThomas W. Harrison
Succeeded byThomas W. Harrison
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 14, 1920 – December 15, 1922
Preceded byGeorge N. Conrad
Succeeded byWard Swank
In office
January 10, 1912 – January 12, 1916
Preceded byGeorge B. Keezell
Succeeded byGeorge N. Conrad
Personal details
Born
John Paul Jr.

(1883-12-09)December 9, 1883
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
DiedFebruary 13, 1964(1964-02-13) (aged 80)
Ottobine, Virginia, US
Political partyRepublican
Parent
EducationVirginia Military Institute (B.A.)
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)
Occupationlawyer, farmer, politician, judge

John Paul Jr. (December 9, 1883 – February 13, 1964) was Virginia lawyer and farmer who served in the Virginia Senate and United States House of Representatives, before becoming a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and serving as Chief Judge during the Byrd Organization's Massive Resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.