John White Brockenbrough
Personal
Birthday:
12/23/1806
Birthplace:
Hanover County, VA
Date of Death:
2/20/1877
Place of Death:
Lexington, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, -1834
Commonwealth`s attorney, Hanover County, Virginia,
Private practice, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1834-
Editor, Lexington Valley Star, Rockbridge County, Virginia,
Professor of law, Lexington Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1849-1861
Delegate from Virginia, Provisional Confederate Congress, 1861-1862
Judge, Confederate District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1862-
Professor of law, Washington College Law School, Lexington, Virginia, 1866-1873
Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1873-1877
Education
Name of School:
Winchester Law School Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Court Name:
Virginia Western District Court
President Nominating:
James K. Polk
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
01/14/1846
Termination Date:
05/04/1861
Termination Reason:
Resignation