Carroll Clark Hincks (November 30, 1889 – September 30, 1964) was a

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of the

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and previously was a United States District Judge of the

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Education and career

Born on November 30, 1889, in

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, to Edward Hincks (who was on the faculty of

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) and Elizabeth Tyler Clark (the daughter of Charles P. Clark, former president of the

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), Hincks graduated from

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. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1911 from

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and a

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in 1914 from

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. He entered private practice in

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from 1914 to 1916. He was a captain in the

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field artillery during

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from 1917 to 1919. Hincks also served as an artillery officer in the Border Campaign of 1916. He returned to private practice in

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, Connecticut with the firm of Meyer, Hincks & Traurig from 1919 to 1931.Caroll Hincks, U.S. Judge, Dead
''New York Times'' (October 1, 1964).

Federal judicial service

Hincks was nominated by President

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on December 15, 1930, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Warren Booth Burrows. He was confirmed by the

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on January 13, 1931, and received his commission on January 24, 1931. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1953. His service terminated on December 7, 1953, due to elevation to the Second Circuit. Hincks received a

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from President

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on October 3, 1953, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on January 11, 1954. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission on the same day. He assumed senior status on May 15, 1959. His service terminated on September 30, 1964, due to his death at Grace-New Haven Community Hospital in New Haven.

Notable case

Among Hincks' most notable cases on the district bench was the reorganization of the New Haven Railroad (1935–1947).

Other service

According to Hincks' obituary in the ''New York Times'', "Judge Hincks was active in Yale University affairs." He served as secretary of the committee charged with constructing the

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and was active in

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Personal

Hincks was married to Edith Walker Ney Hincks, who survived him.

References

External links

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