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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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