Albert Vickers Bryan

Albert Vickers Bryan
Albert Vickers Bryan
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
	In office; May 3, 1972 – March 13, 1984
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
	In office; August 15, 1961 – May 3, 1972
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
	In office; 1959–1961
Preceded by	Charles Sterling Hutcheson
Succeeded by	Walter Edward Hoffman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
	In office; June 5, 1947 – August 23, 1961
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Robert Nelson Pollard
Succeeded by	John D. Butzner Jr.
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1899; Alexandria, Virginia
Died	March 13, 1984 (aged 84); Fairfax, Virginia
Resting place	Ivy Hill Cemetery; Alexandria, Virginia
Education	University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)

Albert Vickers Bryan (July 23, 1899 – March 13, 1984) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the father of another federal judge, Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2] He is interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.[1]

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.[3][4]

The Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria was named in Bryan's honor in 1986.[5][6]

Legal offices
Preceded by Robert Nelson Pollard	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1947–1961	Succeeded by John D. Butzner Jr.
Preceded by Charles Sterling Hutcheson	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1959–1961	Succeeded by Walter Edward Hoffman
Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1961–1972	Succeeded by Hiram Emory Widener Jr.

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