Person:Johnson Hayes (1)

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Judge Johnson Jay Hayes
m. Abt 1870
  1. Minnie Magnonnie Hayes1876 -
  2. Robert Dixon Hayes1878 -
  3. Charles Clayton Hayes1881 -
  4. Thomas Newton Hayes1884 -
  5. Judge Johnson Jay Hayes1886 - 1970
  6. Joseph Franklin Hayes1888 -
  7. James Hayes1892 -
  8. Daisy Ann Hayes1895 -
  9. Dewey HayesAbt 1898 - Abt 1899
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Name Judge Johnson Jay Hayes
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Jan 1886 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death? 22 Oct 1970 Alexander, North Carolina, United States

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Bio

Johnson Jay Hayes born in 1886 and in 1907, attended Wake Forest University Law School . He began practicing law in North Wilkesboro and in 1927 moved to Greensboro to join Brooks, Parker and Smith, a prominent law firm. Four months later he was appointed judge of the Middle District of the Federal Courts, serving thirty years. He moved his family back to Wilkes and held federal court in Wilkesboro in the old Federal Court building. Later the new federal court building was named the Johnson Jay Hayes Federal Court Building . His effort with the state legislature and citizens of Wilkes County saw the establishment of Wilkes Community College where a building is named in his honor. In his later years, Judge Hayes compiled a history of Wilkes County entitled The Land of Wilkes and authored an autobiography and a Genealogy of the McNeil Clan.

Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, U. S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
  • Received a recess appointment from Calvin Coolidge on April 6, 1927, to a new seat created by 44 Stat. 1339; nominated on December 6, 1927; Confirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1928, and received commission on January 9, 1928. Assumed senior status on June 18, 1957. Service terminated on October 22, 1970, due to death.

Education

  • Wake Forest College, LL.B., 1909

Professional Career

  • Private practice, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1909-1915
  • Prosecuting attorney, 17th North Carolina Judicial District, 1915-1926
  • Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1927

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