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Joseph Winston Cox

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Joseph Winston Cox
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1930 - 1939
Personal
Birthplace
Virginia

Joseph Winston Cox (1875-1939) was an associate justice on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on June 23, 1930 to a seat created by 46 Stat. 785. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 1st of that year, and received commission July 7th. He served on this court until his death on September 9, 1939.[1]

Education

  • George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1901[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1901-1930
  • Instructor, Georgetown University Law School, 1913-1915
  • Special assistant to U.S. attorney general in enforcement of anti-trust laws and matters arising in special war activities of the U.S., 1914-1919
  • Member, District Selective Service Board, 1917-1918
  • Regional counsel, U.S. Railroad Administration, 1919-1920
  • Professorial lecturer, George Washington University, 1928-1930[1]

Footnotes