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John White Brockenbrough

John White Brockenbrough

Virginia Western District Court

Born 1806 in Hanover County, VA

Died 1877 in Lexington, VA

FJC ID: 268

John White Brockenbrough (December 23, 1806 – February 20, 1877) was a Virginia attorney, law professor, U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and Confederate States congressman and district judge.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Rockbridge County, Virginia
    1834–present
  2. Confederate District Court, Western District of Virginia
    Confederate District Court, Western District of Virginia
    Judge · 1862–present
  3. Private practice, Lexington, Virginia
    1873–1877
  4. Washington College Law School, Lexington, Virginia
    Professor of law · 1866–1873
  5. Provisional Confederate Congress
    Delegate from Virginia · 1861–1862
  6. Lexington Law School, Lexington, Virginia
    Professor of law · 1849–1861
  7. Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, -
    1834
  8. Hanover County, Virginia,
    Commonwealth's attorney
  9. Lexington Valley Star, Rockbridge County, Virginia,
    Editor

Appointments

  1. Virginia Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
    1846–1861 · Appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Winchester Law School