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John Ashton MacKenzie

Virginia Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Born 1917 in Portsmouth, VA

Died 2010

FJC ID: 1454

John Ashton MacKenzie (September 17, 1917 – January 1, 2010) was a Virginia lawyer, Coast Guard officer and politician who became United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Portsmouth, Virginia
    1939–1967
  2. Portsmouth [Virginia] Municipal Court
    Associate judge · 1952–1962
  3. Virginia
    State delegate · 1954–1958
  4. U.S. Coast Guard
    1941–1946

Appointments

  1. Virginia Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaChief Judge
    1967–1998 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Washington and Lee University School of Law
    Washington and Lee University School of Law
    LL.B. · 1939