Joseph Winston Cox
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Joseph Winston Cox (October 19, 1875 – September 9, 1939) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Bridle Creek, Virginia, Cox received an LL.B. from George Washington University Law School in 1901. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1901 to 1930. He was an Instructor, Georgetown University Law School from 1913 to 1915. He was a Special assistant to U.S. attorney general in enforcement of anti-trust laws and matters arising in special war activities of the U.S. from 1914 to 1919. He was a member of the District Selective Service Board from 1917 to 1918. He was a Regional counsel, U.S. Railroad Administration from 1919 to 1920. He was a Professorial lecturer, George Washington University from 1928 to 1930.
Associate Cox was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Cox was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on June 23, 1930, to a new seat created by 46 Stat. 785. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 1, 1930, and received his commission on July 7, 1930. Cox served in that capacity until September 9, 1939, due to his death.
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- Joseph Winston Cox at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
