History of the Federal Judiciary


  U.S. District Courts for the Districts of South Carolina

   Judges of the Eastern District of South Carolina
Glenn, John Lyles Jr.
Born April 2, 1892, in Chester, SC
Died May 2, 1938, in Chester, SC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of South Carolina
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 1319. Confirmed by the Senate on April 29, 1929, and received commission on April 29, 1929. Service terminated on May 2, 1938, due to death.

Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 1319. Confirmed by the Senate on April 29, 1929, and received commission on April 29, 1929. Service terminated on May 2, 1938, due to death.

Education:
Wofford College, A.B., 1912
Oxford University, LL.B., 1918

Professional Career:
U.S. Army captain, 1918-1919
Private practice, Chester, South Carolina, 1919-1929
Prosecutor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1923-1929
State representative, South Carolina, 1919-1923
Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1923-1929
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