John A. Field

Biography of John A. Field Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Field
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: A.
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: March , 22 , 1910
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , West Virginia (US-WV, WV, 54, W. Va., W.V., W. Virg.)
• Date of Death: December , 16 , 1995
• Place of Death (POD): Naples , Florida (US-FL, FL, 12, Fla., Fl., Flor.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John A. Field Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/11/1959
• Seat vacated by: Moore , Ben
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/11/1959
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/11/1959
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/12/1959
• Commission Date: 08/13/1959
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1959
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1971
• Date of Termination: 10/07/1971
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of John A. Field Jr.

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/08/1971
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Boreman , Herman Stephenson
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/08/1971
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 09/21/1971
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/21/1971
• Commission Date: 09/22/1971
• Retirement from Active Service: 04/01/1976
• Date of Termination: 12/16/1995
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John A. Field Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: Hampden-Sydney College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1932

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Virginia School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1935

John A. Field Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1935-1943, 1947-1957
• U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
• Member, Charleston [West Virginia] City Council, 1947-1955; president, 1951-1955
• Republican candidate for attorney general, State of West Virginia, 1956
• Tax commissioner, State of West Virginia, 1957-1959

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