John Johnston Parker

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Johnston Parker (right) with Francis Biddle

John Johnston Parker (born November 20, 1885 in Monroe , North Carolina , † March 17, 1958 in Washington DC ) was an American judge . After the end of World War II , Parker was a member of the International Military Tribunal. During the Nuremberg trials he was Francis Biddle's deputy .

Life

Parker was born in Monroe to John Daniel and Frances Johnston Parker. In 1908 he graduated from the University of North Carolina with a law degree . During his studies he was chairman of both his class and the student council and of Phi Beta Kappa . During this time he won a number of awards and medals in the field of athletics .

After completing his studies, he first settled in Greensboro in 1908 as a lawyer. From 1910 to 1922 he worked in his hometown of Monroe. Parker married Maria Burgwin Maffitt of Wilmington in 1910 . In 1922 he moved his family to Charlotte and founded the law firm Parker, Stewart, McRae and Bobbitt. As a member of the Republican Party , he stood against Cameron A. Morrison in the election for governor of North Carolina in 1920 , but was defeated. Four years earlier he had been unsuccessful as a Republican candidate for his state's Attorney General . In 1924 he moved for North Carolina to the Republican National Committee and took part in the Republican National Convention , which Calvin Coolidge nominated again as a presidential candidate.

After serving as assistant to the United States Attorney General in 1923 , President Coolidge appointed him a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . He held this position until his death in 1958; he was succeeded by Herbert Stephenson Boreman .

1930 Parker was President Hoover for the post of presiding judge at the Supreme Court of the United States nominated. His election failed due to one vote in the Senate vote. The labor movements in particular opposed Parker's appointment. Parker's rejection by the Senate was the first rejection of a candidate since 1894.

From 1945 to 1946 he was deputy judge at the Nuremberg Trials . In 1954 Parker was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission .

Publications (selection)

  • The International Trial at Nuremberg: giving vitality to international law . American Bar Association, Chicago 1951.

Web links

Commons : John J. Parker  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
personal data
SURNAME Parker, John Johnston
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American judge
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Monroe , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1958
Place of death Washington DC