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Walter Smith Cox

Walter Smith Cox

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1826 in Georgetown, DC

Died 1902 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 525

Walter Smith Cox (October 25, 1826 – June 25, 1902) was an associate justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
    Professor · 1874–1879, 1899–1902
  2. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1848–1879
  3. City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
    Recorder
  4. City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
    Alderman
  5. Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
    Auditor

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
    1879–1899 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1847
  2. Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
    M.A. · 1844
  3. Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
    B.A. · 1843