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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 June 1986 – 18 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cynthia Holcomb Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John F. Walter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Griffith Davies 17 May 1929 Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 2020 (aged 90)[2] Pasadena, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Margery M. Follinger[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Michigan (B.A.) UCLA School of Law (LL.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Griffith Davies[9] (17 May 1929 – 24 March 2020)[2] was an Australian-American swimmer and United States federal judge. As a breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, he won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, set a world record in the 200 yard breaststroke (short course)[10] and tied the world record in the 200 m breaststroke (long course). After retiring from competition swimming, he became a lawyer in California and, after becoming a naturalized American, was appointed a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, and presided over the trial of the Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with assaulting Rodney King.[2]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Davies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "John G. Davies, 90, Retired Judge of U.S. District Court, Dies". www.metnews.com.
- ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments :hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. S. HRG.; 99-141 PTS. 1-4. Washington. 31 March 1985. hdl:2027/umn.31951d00819117z.
- ^ Los Angeles Times 28 March 1951 Page B3
- ^ New York Times 6 April 1952 Page S1
- ^ a b New York Times 8 April 1951 Page 159
- ^ Los Angeles Times 5 September 1948 Page 11
- ^ a b New York Times 30 March 1952 Page S1
- ^ "Davies, John Griffith: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ Cedar Rapids Gazette 29 March 1952 Page 4