Background
Beckley, John L. was born on August 10, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Everett A. and Elizabeth K. (Kitchen) Beckley.
Beckley, John L. was born on August 10, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Everett A. and Elizabeth K. (Kitchen) Beckley.
AB, Ohio University, 1950. Juris Doctor, Ohio Northern University, 1954. MPS with Honours, Rio Grande College, 1981.
Private practice, McArthur, 1954—1979, prosecutor Vinton County (Ohio), 1956—1964, 1967—1969. Member Ohio House Representatives, 1965—1966, judge Vinton County Court, Common Pleas, since 1979. Served with United States Navy, 1943-1945.
Trustee Rio Grande Community College. Fellow: Ohio Bar Association (committee legal ethics and professional conduct). Member: American Bar Association, Ohio Judicial Conf, American Judicature Society, Vinton County Bar Association (president), Athens (Ohio) Country.
Married Jean Sawyer, August 20, 1950. Children: Amy, Ellen, Melissa, Molly.