John McKenzie Moss

Judge John McKenzie Moss

Personal

Birthday:

1/3/1868

Birthplace:

Bennettstown, KY

Date of Death:

6/11/1929

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Railway Mail Service, 1888-1891
Private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1893-1902, 1903-1909
U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1902-1903
Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial District, 1909-1921
Alien Property Custodian, 1921-1922; assistant general counsel, 1921-1922; general counsel, 1922
Deputy commissioner, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1922-1923
Assistant secretary of the treasury, 1923-1926

Education

Name of School:

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago Kent is a national leader in legal education, recognized for the scholarly excellence of its faculty and distinguished by its curricular innovation. As part of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent is one of the few law schools affiliated with a technological university.

Name of School - Second:

Read law with W.G. and A.T. Ewing, Chicago, Illinois

Degree Year - Second:

1893

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/7/1926

Termination Date:

6/11/1929

Termination Reason:

Death