Elijah Allen Cox
| Elijah Allen Cox | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Active: | 3/2/1929 - 3/22/1957 |
| Senior: | 3/22/1957 - 8/28/1974 |
| Preceded by: | 45 Stat. 1422 |
| Succeeded by: | Claude Feemster Clayton |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1887 |
| Deceased: | 1974 |
| Bachelors: | Vanderbilt University (1909) |
| Law School: | Read law (1911) |
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Elijah Allen Cox (1887-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on March 1, 1929 to a new seat created by 45 Stat. 1422. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1929, and received commission that same day. On March 22, 1957, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on August 28, 1974.[1] Cox was succeeded in this position by Claude Feemster Clayton.
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1909
- Read law, 1911[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Baldwyn, Mississippi, 1911-1924
- U.S. Army, World War I
- Chancellor, First Chancery Court of Mississippi, 1924-1929[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Mississippi
Cox was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on March 1, 1929 to a new seat created by 45 Stat. 1422. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1929, and received commission that same day. On March 22, 1957, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on August 28, 1974.[1] Cox was succeeded in this position by Claude Feemster Clayton.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Cox's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Mississippi 1929–1957 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Claude Feemster Clayton |
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Allan Alexander • David Sanders • Jane Virden • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Lyonel Senter • Allen Pepper • Orma Rinehart Smith • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • Elijah Allen Cox • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Glen Davidson • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • | ||
