John Johnston Parker

Biography of John Johnston Parker

Family Name (Surname): Parker
First Name: John
Middle Name: Johnston
Date of Birth: November , 20 , 1885
Place of Birth (POB): Monroe , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
Date of Death: March , 17 , 1958
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
Appointment under the Presidency of: Calvin Coolidge ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/08/1925
Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/03/1925
Seat vacated by: Woods , Charles Albert
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/08/1925
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 12/14/1925
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/14/1925
Commission Date: 12/14/1925
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1948
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1958
Date of Termination: 03/17/1958
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1908-1909
Private practice, Monroe, North Carolina, 1909-1922
Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1910
Candidate for attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1916
Republican candidate for governor, North Carolina, 1920
Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1922-1925
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1923-1924
Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, March 21, 1930; rejected by Senate, May 7, 1930