John Decker Butzner Jr.

Judge John Decker Butzner Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

10/2/1917

Birthplace:

Scranton, PA

Date of Death:

1/20/2006

Place of Death:

Richmond, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

University of Scranton

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1938

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/20/1962

Termination Date:

8/1/1967

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

7/31/1967

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

11/1/1982

Termination Date - Second:

1/20/2006

Termination Reason - Second:

Death