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Joe Estes
Joe Ewing Estes (1903-1989) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Estes was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 18, 1955, to a seat vacated by William H. Atwell; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 28, 1955, and received his commission on August 1, 1955. From 1959-1972 he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1972. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on October 24, 1989.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Texas, LL.B., 1927[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Commerce, Texas, 1928-1930
- Private practice, Fort Worth, Texas, 1930-1942
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1946-1955[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Texas
Estes was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 18, 1955, to a seat vacated by William H. Atwell; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 28, 1955, and received his commission on August 1, 1955. From 1959-1972 he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1972. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on October 24, 1989.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Estes's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Hawley Atwell |
Northern District of Texas 1955–1972 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: Eldon Mahon
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
