Joseph Cross

Personal

Birthday: 
12/29/1843
Birthplace: 
near Morristown, NJ
Date of Death: 
10/29/1913
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1869-1905
Judge, Elizabeth [New Jersey] District Court, 1888-1891
State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1893-1895; speaker, 1895
State senator, New Jersey, 1899-1905; president, 1905

Education

Name of School: 
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1865
Name of School - Second: 
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Degree - Second: 
A.M.
Degree Year - Second: 
1868
Name of School - Third: 

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Name of School - Fourth: 
Read law
Degree Year - Fourth: 
1868

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name: 

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating: 
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
3/17/1905
Termination Date: 
10/29/1913
Termination Reason: 
Death