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Joseph Winston Cox (October 19, 1875 – September 9, 1939) was an
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of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.


Education and career

Born in Bridle Creek, an unincorporated community in Grayson County,
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, Cox received a
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from
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in 1901. He was in private practice in
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from 1901 to 1930, and was also an instructor at
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from 1913 to 1915, a special assistant to the
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in enforcement of anti-trust laws and matters arising in special war activities of the United States from 1914 to 1919. He also served as a member of the District
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Board from 1917 to 1918, and was a regional counsel to the
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from 1919 to 1920. He was a professorial lecturer at
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from 1928 to 1930.


Federal judicial service

Cox was nominated by President
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on June 23, 1930, to the
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( District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1936, now the
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), to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 46 Stat. 785. He was confirmed by the
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on July 1, 1930, and received his commission on July 7, 1930. His service terminated on September 9, 1939, due to his death.


See also

* Brookside Farm, Cox's childhood home


References


Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Joseph Winston 1875 births 1939 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States district court judges appointed by Herbert Hoover George Washington University Law School alumni