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John MacKenzie

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John Mackenzie
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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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Birthplace
Portsmouth, Va.
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John Ashton MacKenzie (1917-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]

MacKenzie was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on November 30, 1985. He retired on January 30, 1998.[1]

Early life and education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1939[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1939-1967
  • U.S. Coast Guard, 1941-1946
  • Associate judge, Municipal Court of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1952-1962
  • Member, General Assembly of Virginia, 1954-1958[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Virginia

MacKenzie was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on November 30, 1985. He retired on January 30, 1998.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Eastern District of Virginia
1967–1985
Seat #5
Succeeded by:
James Spencer