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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 for the 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.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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.

Education:
Wofford College, A.B., 1912
University of Oxford Faculty of Law, 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

Miscellaneous Information:

The act of February 26, 1929, 45 Stat. 1319, authorized one judgeship to serve the Eastern and Western Districts of South Carolina.