Albert Vickers Bryan

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::summary American judge (1899–1984) ::

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Field	Value
name	Albert Vickers Bryan
image	Albert_V_Bryan.png
office	Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
term_start	May 3, 1972
term_end	March 13, 1984
office1	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
term_start1	August 15, 1961
term_end1	May 3, 1972
appointer1	John F. Kennedy
predecessor1	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
successor1	Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
office2	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
term_start2	1959
term_end2	1961
predecessor2	Charles Sterling Hutcheson
successor2	Walter Edward Hoffman
office3	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
term_start3	June 5, 1947
term_end3	August 23, 1961
appointer3	Harry S. Truman
predecessor3	Robert Nelson Pollard
successor3	John D. Butzner Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Alexandria, Virginia
death_date
death_place	Fairfax, Virginia
resting_place	Ivy Hill Cemetery
Alexandria, Virginia
education	University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)
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Education and career

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Bryan received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Virginia School of Law in 1921. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria from 1921 to 1947.

Federal judicial service

Bryan was nominated by President Harry S Truman on May 15, 1947, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Judge Robert Nelson Pollard. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3, 1947, and received his commission on June 5, 1947. He served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1961. His service was terminated on August 23, 1961, due to elevation to the Fourth Circuit.

Bryan was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 2, 1961, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 15, 1961, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 3, 1972. His service was terminated on March 13, 1984, due to his death in Fairfax, Virginia. He is interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.

Notable case

Bryan's decisions on the Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County (1952) case were among those that served to implement the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) to force the desegregation of Virginia's public schools in the face of the so-called Massive Resistance to the ruling urged by Senator Harry F. Byrd and other Virginia political leaders.

Honor

The Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria was named in Bryan's honor in 1986.

References

References

1. "Albert V. Bryan (1899–1984)". Encyclopedia Virginia.
2. {{FJC Bio. 295
3. (1995). "Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change". Mercer University Press.
4. (2004). "Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality". Vintage.
5. Peters, Margaret T.. (1995). "Virginia's historic courthouses". [[University of Virginia Press]].
6. (14 October 2020). "Courthouse Locations". [[United States Marshals Service]].

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