Walter Smith Cox

Biography of Walter Smith Cox

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Cox
• First Name: Walter
• Middle Name: Smith
• Date of Birth: October , 25 , 1826
• Place of Birth (POB): Georgetown , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Date of Death: June , 25 , 1902
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Walter Smith Cox Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/26/1879
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 20 Stat. 320
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/26/1879
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/01/1879
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/01/1879
• Commission Date: 03/01/1879
• Date of Termination: 07/01/1899
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Walter Smith Cox in the Law School

• Name of School: Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1843

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1844

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1847

Walter Smith Cox Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1848-1879
• Recorder, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
• Alderman, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
• Auditor, Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
• Professor, Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), 1874-1879, 1899-1902

Resources

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