Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. (October 19, 1879 – January 18, 1973) 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 October 19, 1879, in

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, Hutcheson received a

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in 1900 from the

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. He entered private practice in Houston from 1900 to 1918. He was chief legal adviser to Houston from 1913 to 1917. He was Mayor of Houston from 1917 to 1918.

Federal judicial service

Hutcheson was nominated by President

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on March 29, 1918, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on April 6, 1918, and received his commission on April 6, 1918. His service terminated on January 26, 1931, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit. Hutcheson was nominated by President

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on December 20, 1930, to the

, to a new seat authorized by 46 Stat. 538. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1931, and received his commission on January 26, 1931. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the

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from 1948 to 1959. He assumed

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on November 4, 1964. He was the last appeals court judge who continued to serve in active service appointed by President Hoover. His service terminated on January 18, 1973, due to his death in Houston.

Other service

Hutcheson was also a member of the Anglo-American Committee on Displaced Persons that recommended in 1946 that Britain greatly increase the number of Jewish refugees it would let into

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutcheson, Joseph Chappell Jr. 1879 births 1973 deaths Mayors of Houston University of Texas School of Law alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas United States district court judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Herbert Hoover 20th-century American judges

Education and career

Federal judicial service

Other service

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