John Boyd Avis (July 11, 1875 – January 21, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey .
5-512: Avis was born in Deerfield , New Jersey , the son of a New Jersey assemblyman, and the great-great grandson of a Revolutionary War soldier who had fought at Valley Forge . He read law from 1890 to 1894 with John S. Mitchell and from 1897 to 1898 with David O. Watkins in Woodbury , New Jersey. Avis married Minnie G. Anderson on September 27, 1899. In 1900, he and Watkins became partners, and
10-526: The U.S. state of New Jersey . It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 230. Deerfield is located on New Jersey Route 77 , 6.6 miles (10.6 km) north of Bridgeton . Deerfield has a post office with ZIP Code 08313; the post office uses the Deerfield Street name. As of the 2000 United States census , the population of the area was 230. This Cumberland County, New Jersey state location article
15-708: The partnership lasted until 1907, from which time Avis practiced alone until his appointment to the bench in 1929. Avis was a Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1902 to 1905, serving as the Speaker from 1904 to 1905. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1906 to 1908. In 1912, he attended the Republican National Convention , where he was a delegate for Theodore Roosevelt . Avis
20-854: Was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on September 9, 1929, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Joseph Lamb Bodine , who had joined the New Jersey Supreme Court . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. His chambers were located in Camden , New Jersey. His service terminated on January 21, 1944, due to his death after an illness of two months. Among Avis's most notable cases
25-634: Was the sentencing of Skinny D'Amato 's guilty plea, and ruling on the authorship of the "Old 97" ballad , a decision eventually reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit . Deerfield, New Jersey Deerfield (also known as Deerfield Street ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Upper Deerfield Township , Cumberland County , in
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