John Paul

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

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Education

Law

University of Virginia School of Law, 1867

Personal

Birthplace

Virginia

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 Western District of Virginia
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

John Paul (1839-1901) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]

He was nominated by President Chester Arthur on February 27, 1883. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1883, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 1, 1901.[1] Paul was succeeded in this position by Henry Clay McDowell.

## Early life and education[edit]

* University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1867[1]

## Professional career[edit]

* Confederate Army, 1861-1865
* Private practice, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1867-1877
* Commonwealth attorney, Rockingham County, Virginia, 1870-1877
* Virginia state senator from Rockingham County, 1877-1880
* Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1878
* U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1881-1883[1]

## Judicial career[edit]

### Western District of Virginia[edit]

Paul was nominated by President Chester Arthur on February 27, 1883. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1883, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 1, 1901.[1] Paul was succeeded in this position by Henry Clay McDowell.

## External links[edit]

* Judge Paul's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Paul's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
Alexander Rives | Western District of Virginia
1883–1901
Seat #1  | Succeeded by:
Henry Clay McDowell

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Federal judges nominated by Chester Arthur

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1881|

Gray

1882|

Blatchford • Coxe • Davis • McCay • G. Sabin • Seymour • Shiras • Wallace • Webb

1883|

Paul •

Weldon
1884|

Brewer • Carpenter • Colt • Gresham • C. Sabin • Sage • Wales • Woods

1885|

Davis • Richardson • Speer

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Michael Urbanski • Elizabeth K. Dillon • Thomas Cullen (Virginia)

Senior judges|

James Jones (Virginia) • Norman Moon •

Magistrate judges|  Pamela Sargent • Robert Ballou • Joel C. Hoppe •
Former Article III judges|

John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • Glen Conrad • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • Glen Williams (Virginia) •

Former Chief judges|

James Jones (Virginia) • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener •