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Walter Smith Cox
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Walter Smith Cox served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Mar 1, 1879.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- Mar 1, 1879
- Born
- 1826
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Rutherford B. Hayes · Mar 1, 1879 – Jul 1, 1899
Education
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)B.A., 1843
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)M.A., 1844
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1847
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1848-1879; Recorder, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia; Alderman, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia; Auditor, Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; Professor, Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), 1874-1879, 1899-1902
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