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Joe McDonald Ingraham
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954–1969
Joe McDonald Ingraham , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Joe McDonald Ingraham (July 5, 1903 – May 27, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. In 1967 he presided at the draft-evasion trial of Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing champion.
Education
- National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)LL.B., 1927
Career
Private practice, Stroud, Oklahoma, 1927-1928; Private practice, Fort Worth, Texas, 1928-1935; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1935-1942, 1946-1954; U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1946
Biography
Joe McDonald Ingraham (July 5, 1903 – May 27, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. In 1967 he presided at the draft-evasion trial of Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing champion.
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