John J. Parker

John J. Parker
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
September 1, 1948 – March 17, 1958
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySimon Sobeloff
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
December 14, 1925 – March 17, 1958
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byCharles Albert Woods
Succeeded byHerbert Stephenson Boreman
Personal details
Born
John Johnston Parker

(1885-11-20)November 20, 1885
Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1958(1958-03-17) (aged 72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, LLB)

John Johnston Parker (November 20, 1885 – March 17, 1958) was an American politician and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was an unsuccessful nominee for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1930. He was also the United States alternate judge at the Nuremberg trials of accused Nazi war criminals and later served on the United Nations' International Law Commission.


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