Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. (1879-1973) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th 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 26. 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]
Hutcheson was previously a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.[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]
External links
- Biography from The Handbook of Texas Online.
- Judge Hutcheson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Hutcheson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| 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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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Randy Crane • Keith Ellison (Texas) • Ricardo Hinojosa • George Hanks • Jeff Brown (Texas) • Alfred Bennett • Rolando Olvera • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Marina Garcia Marmolejo • Diana Saldana • Fernando Rodriguez Jr. • David Morales (Texas federal judge) • Charles Eskridge • Drew Tipton • John Kazen | ||
| Senior judges |
Janis Jack • Micaela Alvarez • Lynn Hughes • Andrew Hanen • Melinda Harmon • David Hittner • Kenneth Hoyt (Texas) • Sim Lake • Gray Miller • John Rainey • Lee Rosenthal • Hilda Tagle • Ewing Werlein • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Ronald G. Morgan • J. Scott Hacker • Diana Quiroga • Jason Libby (Texas) • Ignacio Torteya III • Dena Palermo • Juan F. Alanis • Andrew M. Edison • Sam S. Sheldon • Julie Hampton • Christopher dos Santos • Nadia Medrano • Mitchel Neurock • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Samuel Kent • Reynaldo Garza • Waller Thomas Burns (Texas judge) • Joseph Chappell Hutcheson • Hayden Head • Nancy Atlas • Vanessa Gilmore • Thomas Martin Kennerly • James Allred • Adriana Arce-Flores • John Black (Texas) • Calvin Botley • Brian Owsley • Norman Black • Carl Bue • George Cire • Ben Connally • Finis Cowan • Owen Cox • James DeAnda • Hugh Gibson • Allen Hannay • Joe Ingraham • Gabrielle McDonald • James Noel • Robert O'Conor • Woodrow Seals • John Singleton • Ross Sterling • Filemon Vela (Texas judge) • Gregg Costa • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Reynaldo Garza • Hayden Head • Ricardo Hinojosa • Lee Rosenthal • George Kazen • Norman Black • Ben Connally • James DeAnda • Allen Hannay • John Singleton • | ||
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
