John Decker Butzner

Biography of John Decker Butzner Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Butzner
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: Decker
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: October , 2 , 1917
• Place of Birth (POB): Scranton , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Date of Death: January , 20 , 2006
• Place of Death (POD): Richmond , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Decker Butzner Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/15/1962
• Seat vacated by: Bryan , Albert V.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/15/1962
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/14/1962
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/15/1962
• Commission Date: 06/20/1962
• Date of Termination: 08/01/1967
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of John Decker Butzner Jr.

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/27/1967
• Seat vacated by: Bell , J. Spencer
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/27/1967
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 07/27/1967
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/31/1967
• Commission Date: 07/31/1967
• Retirement from Active Service: 11/01/1982
• Date of Termination: 01/20/2006
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Decker Butzner Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Scranton
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1938

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Virginia School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1941

John Decker Butzner Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1941-1942, 1946-1958
• U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, Weather Service, 1942-1945
• Associate judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1958-1960
• Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Thirty-Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1960-1962

Resources

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