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Joseph Winston Cox

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

Joseph Winston Cox served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Jul 1, 1930.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Jul 1, 1930
Born
1875

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Herbert Hoover · Jul 1, 1930 – Sep 9, 1939

Education

  • Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)LL.B., 1901

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1901-1930; Instructor, Georgetown University Law School, 1913-1915; Special assistant to attorney general, anti-trust and special war activities, U.S. Department of Justice, 1914-1919; Member, District Selective Service Board, 1917-1918; Regional counsel, U.S. Railroad Administration, 1919-1920; Professorial lecturer, George Washington University, 1928-1930

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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