John Paul Jr. (judge)

John Paul Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office August 1, 1958 – February 13, 1964
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office 1948–1958
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Roby C. Thompson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office January 14, 1932 – August 1, 1958
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Henry C. McDowell Jr.
Succeeded by	Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
In office 1929 – January 14, 1932
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Joseph Crockett Shaffer
Succeeded by	Joseph Crockett Shaffer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
In office December 15, 1922 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Thomas W. Harrison
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Harrison
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 8th district
In office January 14, 1920 – December 15, 1922
Preceded by	George N. Conrad
Succeeded by	Ward Swank
In office January 10, 1912 – January 12, 1916
Preceded by	George B. Keezell
Succeeded by	George N. Conrad
Personal details
Born	John Paul Jr. (1883-12-09)December 9, 1883 Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Died	February 13, 1964(1964-02-13) (aged 80) Ottobine, Virginia, US
Political party	Republican
Parent	John Paul (father)
Education	Virginia Military Institute (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)
Occupation	lawyer, farmer, politician, judge

John Paul Jr. (December 9, 1883 – February 13, 1964) was Virginia lawyer and farmer who served in the Virginia Senate and United States House of Representatives, before becoming a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and serving as Chief Judge during the Byrd Organization's Massive Resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.