Joseph Tyree Sneed Iii

Biography of Joseph Tyree Sneed III

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Sneed
• First Name: Joseph
• Middle Name: Tyree
• Generational Suffix: III
• Date of Birth: July , 21 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): Calvert , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: February , 9 , 2008
• Place of Death (POD): San Francisco , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Joseph Tyree Sneed III Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/25/1973
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Hamley , Frederick G.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/25/1973
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/02/1973
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/03/1973
• Commission Date: 08/24/1973
• Retirement from Active Service: 07/21/1987
• Date of Termination: 02/09/2008
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Joseph Tyree Sneed III in the Law School

• Name of School: Southwestern University
• Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
• Law Degree Year: 1941

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1947

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: S.Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1958

Joseph Tyree Sneed III Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army staff sergeant, Air Corps, 1942-1946
• Faculty, University of Texas Law School, 1947-1957; assistant professor, 1947-1951; associate professor, 1951-1954; professor, 1954-1957
• Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1954-1956
• Professor of law, Cornell University, 1957-1962
• Professor of law, Stanford University, 1962-1971
• Dean and professor of law, Duke University, 1971-1973
• Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973

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