Background
Patterson, John Malcolm was born on September 27, 1921 in Goldville, Alabama, United States. Son of Albert Love and Agnes Louise (Benson) Patterson.
Patterson, John Malcolm was born on September 27, 1921 in Goldville, Alabama, United States. Son of Albert Love and Agnes Louise (Benson) Patterson.
Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1949.
Practiced in, Phenix City, 1949-1951, 53-55; attorney general, securities commissioner, State of Alabama, 1955-1959; governor of, Alabama, 1959-1963; practice law, Montgomery, Alabama, 1963-1984; judge, Alabama Court Criminal Appeals, 1984-1997; part-time judge, Alabama Court Criminal Appeals, since 1997. Chief judge Court of the Judiciary, 1989-1997. Cattle farmer.
Chairman board Lyman WArd Military Academy Served to major, Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1940-1945. Major 1951-1953. Member American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion. Farrar Order of Jurisprudence, Alabama Academy Honor, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Alpha Delta, Sigma Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Florentine M. Sawyers, October 17, 1975. Children— Albert L., Barbara Louise.