John Boyd Avis (July 11, 1875 – January 21, 1944) was an American attorney, jurist, and Republican Party politician who represented Gloucester County, New Jersey in both houses of the New Jersey legislature and served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He was a leading figure in South Jersey politics before his fifteen-year federal judicial service.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Woodbury, New Jersey1898–1929
- New JerseyState senator · 1906–1908
- New JerseyState assemblyman · 1902–1905
- ↳speaker · 1904–1905
Appointments
1929–1944 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1897