Joseph Jefferson Fisher
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Joseph Jefferson Fisher (April 16, 1910 – June 19, 2000) was a United States federal judge
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Born in Bland Lake, Texas, Fisher received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law
in 1936. He was a county attorney of St. Augustine County, Texas from 1937 to 1939. He was a District attorney of First Judicial District of Texas from 1939 to 1946. He was in private practice in Jasper, Texas
from 1946 to 1957. He was a judge on the First Judicial District of Texas from 1957 to 1959.
Fisher was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
. Fisher was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
on September 7, 1959, to a seat vacated by Lamar Cecil. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. He served as chief judge from 1967-1980. He assumed senior status
on January 30, 1984. Fisher served in that capacity until June 19, 2000, due to his death.
He died in Beaumont, Texas
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Bland Lake, Texas, Fisher received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law, also known as UT Law, is an ABA-certified American law school located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The law school has been in operation since the founding of the University in 1883. It was one of only two schools at the University when it was...
in 1936. He was a county attorney of St. Augustine County, Texas from 1937 to 1939. He was a District attorney of First Judicial District of Texas from 1939 to 1946. He was in private practice in Jasper, Texas
Jasper, Texas
Jasper is the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, in the United States. The population was 8,247 at the 2000 census. Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about northeast of Houston. The city is best known for the 1998 murder of James Byrd, Jr., an event which gained national...
from 1946 to 1957. He was a judge on the First Judicial District of Texas from 1957 to 1959.
Fisher was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over the eastern part of Texas and is a part of the Fifth Circuit. The court's headquarters are in Tyler, Texas and has five subdivision offices in Beaumont, Lufkin, Marshall,...
. Fisher was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
on September 7, 1959, to a seat vacated by Lamar Cecil. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. He served as chief judge from 1967-1980. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on January 30, 1984. Fisher served in that capacity until June 19, 2000, due to his death.
He died in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
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