John Boyd Avis
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John Boyd Avis (1875-1944) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on September 9, 1929 to fill the seat vacated by Joseph Lamb Bodine. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 2nd, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 21, 1944.
Education
- Read law, 1897
Professional career
- Private practice, Woodbury, New Jersey, 1898-1929
- Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1902-1905
- Speaker, New Jersey General Assembly, 1904-1905
- New Jersey state senator, 1906-1908
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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Federal judges nominated by Herbert Hoover |
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman |
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat |
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way |
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh |
