American judge (1920–2008)
Joseph Tyree Sneed III
In office In office Appointed by Richard Nixon Preceded by Frederick George Hamley Succeeded by Stephen S. Trott In office President Richard Nixon Preceded by Ralph E. Erickson Succeeded by William Ruckelshaus
Born Joseph Tyree Sneed III
(1920-07-21 ) July 21, 1920Calvert , Texas , U.S.Died February 9, 2008(2008-02-09) (aged 87)San Francisco , California , U.S. Political party Republican Spouse Madelon Sneed Children 3, including Carly Fiorina Relatives Joseph P. Sneed (great-great-grandfather)Education Southwestern University (BBA )University of Texas at Austin (LLB )Harvard University (SJD )
Joseph Tyree Sneed III (July 21, 1920 – February 9, 2008) was an American jurist who served as United States Deputy Attorney General and then as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for nearly 35 years until his death. He was the father of Carly Fiorina , a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard .[ 1] [ 2]
Early life and education
Joseph Tyree Sneed III was born on July 21, 1920, in Calvert , Texas .[ 3] [ 4] [ 3] [ 5] [ 6] Joseph P. Sneed is his great-great-grandfather. He spent his youth working summers as a cowboy on his uncle's ranch in the Texas Panhandle .[ 4]
Sneed received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southwestern University in 1941.[ 3] staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II .[ 3] University of Texas School of Law , where he received his Bachelor of Laws , Order of the Coif in 1947.[ 3] [ 4] London School of Economics and the University of Ghana .[ 4] Doctor of Juridical Science from Harvard Law School in 1958.[ 3]
Career
Academia
Sneed was an assistant professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law from 1947 to 1951.[ 3] [ 3]
Sneed was a professor of law at Cornell Law School from 1957 to 1962, followed by the Stanford Law School from 1962 to 1971.[ 3] Duke University School of Law from 1971 to 1973.[ 3] [ 4] [ 7]
Judicial service
Sneed was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat vacated (formerly occupied) by Judge Frederick George Hamley on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 25, 1973.[ 3] [ 4] confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 1973, and received his judicial commission on August 24, 1973. He assumed senior status on July 21, 1987.[ 8]
Sneed was part of a three-judge panel that replaced Whitewater special prosecutor Robert B. Fiske with Kenneth Starr in 1994.[ 4] [ 9]
Personal life
Sneed married Madelon Montross Juergens in 1944.[ 3] portrait and abstract artist who died in 1998.[ 4] Carly Fiorina .[ 3] San Francisco , California .[ 4]
Death
Sneed died on February 9, 2008, in San Francisco at the age of 87.[ 10] [ 3] [ 4]
References
^ Horowitz, Jason (2015-11-26). "For Carly Fiorina, Peripatetic Childhood Helped Build Worldview" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-03-24 . ^ "Joseph Sneed, judge, father of Carly Fiorina" . The Mercury News . 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2023-03-24 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (February 15, 2008). "Senior judge on U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, former law school professor" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 9, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j Egelko, Bob (February 14, 2008). "Joseph Sneed dies - longtime 9th Circuit judge" . The San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved February 9, 2016 . ^ Hall, William Kearney (1958). "Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia" . google.ca . ^ The American Bench ISBN 978-0-931398-19-3 ^ "Law School Deans | Duke University School of Law" .^ Joseph Tyree Sneed III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Federal Judicial Center .^ "Is Carly Fiorina a Chip Off the Old Block?" . Bloomberg Politics . May 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .^ "Court of Appeals Mourns Loss of Senior Circuit Judge Joseph T. Sneed" (PDF) . 2008-02-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25.
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