Joseph Chappell Hutcheson

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Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title:   Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Herbert Hoover
Active:   7/26/1965 - 1/31/1984
Chief:   1967-1979
Preceded by:   Benjamin Cameron
Succeeded by:   William Thornberry
Past post:   Southern District of Texas
Past term:   1918 - 1931
Past position:   Seat #1
Personal History
Born:   1914
Home State:   Mississippi
Bachelors:   George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1939

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Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. (1879-1973) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on December 20, 1930 to a new seat created by 46 Stat. 538. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1931, and received commission on January 26th. From 1948-1959, he was chief judge. On November 4, 1964, he assumed senior status. He continued to serve in this capacity until his death on January 18, 1973.[1]

Early life and education

  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1900[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1900-1918
  • Chief legal adviser, City of Houston, Texas, 1913-1917
  • Mayor, City of Houston, Texas, 1917-1918[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Texas

Hutcheson was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on March 29, 1918 to replace Waller Thomas Burns. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 6, 1918, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until January 26, 1931, when he was appointed to the Fifth Circuit.[1]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Waller Thomas Burns
Southern District of Texas
1918–1931
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Thomas Martin Kennerly
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1931–1973
Succeeded by:
William Thornberry


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