John Davis Larkins Jr. (June 8, 1909 – February 16, 1990) was an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
John Davis Larkins Jr.
North Carolina Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Born 1909 in Morristown, TN
Died 1990 in Kinston, NC
FJC ID: 1345
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Trenton, North Carolina1930–1961
- legislative counsel to Gov. Luther H. Hodges, North CarolinaLiaison officer · 1955
- North CarolinaState senator · 1936–1954
- ↳president pro tem · 1941–1943
U.S. Army1945
Conciliation commissioner in bankruptcy · 1930
Appointments
1961–1990 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Wake Forest College School of Law
- Wake Forest University
- Read law1930
- Wake Forest CollegeB.A. · 1929