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Joseph Jefferson Fisher

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Joseph Jefferson Fisher served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Sep 9, 1959.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Sep 9, 1959
Born
1910

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasDwight D. Eisenhower · Sep 9, 1959 – Jun 19, 2000

Education

  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1936

Career

County attorney, St. Augustine County, Texas, 1937-1939; District attorney, First Judicial District, Texas, 1939-1946; Private practice, Jasper, Texas, 1946-1957; Judge, Texas District Court, First Judicial District, 1957-1959

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

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