Noel Fox
| Noel Fox | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John F. Kennedy |
| Active: | 7/31/1962 - 12/31/1979 |
| Chief: | 1971 - 1979 |
| Senior: | 12/31/1979 - 6/3/1987 |
| Preceded by: | Raymond Starr |
| Succeeded by: | Richard Enslen |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | August 30, 1910 |
| Home State: | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Deceased: | June 3, 1987 |
| Bachelors: | Marquette U., Ph.B., 1933 |
| Law School: | Marquette U. Law School, J.D., 1935 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy 1944 - 1946 |
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Noel Peter Fox (1910-1987) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Fox was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 12, 1962, to a seat vacated by Raymond Starr; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1962, and received his commission on July 31st. He served as chief judge from 1971 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1979. He served until his death on June 3, 1987.[1]
Early life and education
- Marquette University, Ph.B., 1933
- Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1935[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Muskegon, Michigan, 1935-1937
- Assistant prosecuting attorney, Muskegon County, Michigan, 1937-1939
- Private practice, Muskegon, Michigan, 1939-1944
- U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
- Private practice, Muskegon, Michigan, 1946-1951
- Circuit judge, Michigan 14th Judicial Circuit Court, 1951-1962[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Michigan
Fox was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 12, 1962, to a seat vacated by Raymond Starr; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1962, and received his commission on July 31st. He served as chief judge from 1971 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1979. He served until his death on June 3, 1987.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Noel Fox's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Raymond Starr |
Western District of Michigan 1962–1979 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Richard Enslen |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Paul Maloney • Robert Jonker • Janet Neff • Robert Holmes Bell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Hugh Brenneman, Jr. • Tim Greeley • Joe Scoville • Ellen Carmody • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David McKeague • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Albert Engel • Solomon Lewis Withey • Wallace Kent • Henry Franklin Severens • George Wanty • Loyal Edwin Knappen • Arthur Carter Denison • Clarence Sessions • Fred Morton Raymond • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • Robert Holmes Bell • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Wallace Kent • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
