Albert Vickers Bryan (July 23, 1899 – March 13, 1984) 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 Eastern District of Virginia and the father of another federal judge, Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.
Albert Vickers Bryan
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Born 1899 in Alexandria, VA
Died 1984 in Fairfax, VA
FJC ID: 295
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 27/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 148/year
Virginia Eastern District Court · 1947–1961Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1961–1984
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Alexandria, Virginia1921–1947
Appointments
1961–1984 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
1947–1961 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1921