John Melvin England

Background

England, John Melvin was born on June 29, 1932 in Atlanta. Son of John Marcus and Frances Dorothy (Brown) England.

Education

Student, Georgia State University, 1953. Juris Doctor, University Georgia, 1956. Bachelor's Degree magna cum laude with honors Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, 1964.

Career

Bar: Georgia 1959, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia 1967, United States Court Military Appeals 1976, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1967, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1977, United States District Court (middle district) Georgia 1986, United States District Court (southern district) Georgia 1991, United States District Court (northern district) Texas 1991. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1964. Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, 1956-1957, Indianapolis, 1957-1959, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1959, Greenville, South Carolina., 1959-1960.

Student supply pastor Bethel and Buford Presbyterian Churches, Atlanta, 1960-1963.

Pastor Mullins (South Carolina.) Presbyterian Church, 1964-1967. Assistant district attorney Fulton County (Georgia), 1967-1975.

Senior partner England and Weller, Atlanta, 1975-1988, England, Wearer & Kytle, 1988-1994, England & McKnight, 1994. Legal seminar lecturer and speaker throughout the country under auspices of Christian organizations.

Special prosecuting forgov.

Georgia, 1976-1979. Special consultant on appellate reform Supreme Court Georgia, 1979-1980. State bar representative to Superior Court Uniform Rules Committee Council Superior Court Judges, 1984, 93.

Elder, teacher, evangelism coordinator.

Achievements

• John Melvin England has been listed as a reputable lawyer, clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder, teacher, evangelism coordinator Presbyterian Church United States of America. Chairman Christian Business Men's Committees of United States of America, Atlanta, 1971-1973, chairman international convention, Atlanta, 1979, board directors, 1971-1981. Member American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, State Bar Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers Club Atlanta, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Georgia Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, North Fulton Bar Association.

Connections

Married Jane Cantrell, August 2, 1953. Children: Kathryn Elizabeth, Janette Evelyn, John William, Kenneth Paul, James Andrew, Samuel Robert.

Father:

John Marcus England

Mother:

Frances Dorothy (Brown) England

Spouse:

Jane Cantrell

child:

Kenneth Paul England

child:

Kathryn Elizabeth England

child:

Samuel Robert England

child:

James Andrew England

child:

John William England

child:

Janette Evelyn England