Walter Irving McCoy (December 8, 1859 – July 17, 1933) was a United States representative from New Jersey and later was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Walter Irving McCoy
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Born 1859 in Troy, NY
Died 1933 in Cambridge, MA
FJC ID: 1535
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1886–1914
- U.S. representative from New Jersey1911–1914
- South Orange, New JerseyVillage trustee · 1893–1895, 1901–1905, 1910
Appointments
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Chief Justice1918–1929 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement- 1914–1918 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.M. · 1886
LL.B. · 1886- Harvard UniversityA.B. · 1882