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John A. Field Jr.

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John Field
Field in 1973
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
May 19, 1982 – May 18, 1989
Appointed byWarren E. Burger
Preceded byGeorge MacKinnon
Succeeded byRobert W. Warren
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
April 1, 1976 – December 16, 1995
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
September 22, 1971 – April 1, 1976
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byHerbert Stephenson Boreman
Succeeded byKenneth Keller Hall
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
August 13, 1959 – October 7, 1971
Preceded byBen Moore
Succeeded bySidney Lee Christie
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
August 13, 1959 – October 7, 1971
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byBen Moore
Succeeded byKenneth Keller Hall
Personal details
Born
John A. Field Jr.

(1910-03-22)March 22, 1910
Charleston, West Virginia
DiedDecember 16, 1995(1995-12-16) (aged 85)
Naples, Florida
Political partyRepublican
EducationHampden–Sydney College (AB)
University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)

John A. Field Jr. (March 22, 1910 – December 16, 1995) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

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Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Field received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Hampden–Sydney College in 1932 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1935. He was in private practice in Charleston from 1935 to 1943. He was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He returned to private practice in Charleston from 1947 to 1957, and was member of the Charleston City Council from 1947 to 1951, and president of that body from 1951 to 1955. He unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for West Virginia state attorney general in 1956, but was instead appointed state tax commissioner from 1957 to 1959.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On May 11, 1959, Field was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia vacated by Judge Ben Moore. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1959, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1971. His service terminated on October 7, 1971, due to his elevation to the Fourth Circuit.[1]

On September 8, 1971, Field was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by Judge Herbert Stephenson Boreman. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1971, and received his commission on September 22, 1971. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1976. He served as a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from May 19, 1982, to May 18, 1989. His service terminated on December 16, 1995, due to his death in Naples, Florida.[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
John L. McIntire
Republican nominee for West Virginia Attorney General
1956
Succeeded by
Elmer Dodson
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1959–1971
Succeeded by
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1959–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1971–1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
1982–1989
Succeeded by