John White Brockenbrough

Judge John White Brockenbrough

Personal

Birthday:

12/23/1806

Birthplace:

Hanover County, VA

Date of Death:

2/20/1877

Place of Death:

Lexington, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, -1834
Commonwealth`s attorney, Hanover County, Virginia,
Private practice, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1834-
Editor, Lexington Valley Star, Rockbridge County, Virginia,
Professor of law, Lexington Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1849-1861
Delegate from Virginia, Provisional Confederate Congress, 1861-1862
Judge, Confederate District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1862-
Professor of law, Washington College Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1866-1873
Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1873-1877

Education

Name of School:

Winchester Law School

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Western District Court

President Nominating:

James K. Polk

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

01/14/1846

Termination Date:

05/04/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation