Walter Smith Cox

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Walter Smith Cox
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1879 - 1899
Personal
Birthplace
District of Columbia

Walter Smith Cox (1826-1902) was an Associate Justice on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on February 26, 1879. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1879, and received commission that same day. He retired on July 1, 1899.[1]

Education

  • Georgetown College, B.A., 1843
  • Georgetown College, M.A., 1844
  • Harvard Law School, B.L., 1847[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1848-1879
  • Recorder, City of Georgetown, DC
  • Alderman, City of Georgetown, DC
  • Auditor of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
  • Professor of law, Columbia University, 1874-1879, 1899-1902[1]


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