Background
Dougherty, John Ernest was born on January 29, 1924 in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Edwin and Margaret Moss (Colwell) Dougherty.
Dougherty, John Ernest was born on January 29, 1924 in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Edwin and Margaret Moss (Colwell) Dougherty.
Bachelor, Emory University, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Emory University, 1950.
Bar: Georgia 1950, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia 1959, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1967. Sole practice, Atlanta, 1950-1953. Associate Arnold & Gambrell, Atlanta, 1954-1963.
Sole practice, Atlanta, 1963-1977.
Associate city attorney City of Atlanta, 1963-1977. Magistrate judge The United States of America District Court Northern District Georgia, Atlanta, 1977.
Chief magistrate judge, 1984-1988.
Served to colonel United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Atlanta Bar Association, State Bar Georgia, Atlanta Lawyers Club, Druid Hills Civic Association.
Married Ivy Patricia Morris, December 28, 1949. Children: David M., Margaret Dougherty Roberts, John R., Elizabeth Dougherty Poole.