Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. Explained

Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Term Start:December 1, 1991
Term End:August 27, 2019
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Term Start1:1985
Term End1:1991
Predecessor1:John Ashton MacKenzie
Successor1:James C. Cacheris
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Term Start2:July 29, 1971
Term End2:December 1, 1991
Appointer2:Richard Nixon
Predecessor2:Seat established by 84 Stat. 294
Successor2:Leonie Brinkema
Birth Date:8 November 1926
Birth Place:Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Education:University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)

Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. (November 8, 1926 – August 27, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Bryan's father Albert Vickers Bryan, was also a federal judge. The Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse, in Alexandria, is named for his father.[1] The younger Bryan served in the United States Marine Corps reserve from 1944 to 1946, and then received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1950. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria from 1950 to 1962. He was a judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 1962 to 1971.

Federal judicial service

Bryan was nominated by President Richard Nixon on July 19, 1971, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1985 until December 1, 1991, when he assumed senior status. His service terminated on August 27, 2019, due to his death of pneumonia in Alexandria.[2]

In 1979, Bryan was selected by Chief Justice Warren Burger as one of the seven original members of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and he served on that court until 1986.[3]

Rocket docket

While serving as a federal judge, Bryan decided that justice was being dispensed too slowly for his liking, and as a result he ran a rocket docket.[4]

Notable cases

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Marshals Service. U.S. Marshals Service. (USMS). www.usmarshals.gov.
  2. News: Albert V. Bryan Jr., federal judge who presided over 'rocket docket,' dies at 92. Washington Post.
  3. Web site: Albert V. Bryan Jr. '47. VMI Alumni Review. 2020.
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3007-2004Oct2.html A Double Dose of Molasses in the Rocket Docket