Hutcheson, Joseph C. (Joseph Chappell), 1879-1973

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A nationally known jurist and legal scholar, Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr. served as federal judge for the Southern District of Texas (1918-1931) and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1931-1964), including 12 years as chief judge (1948-1959). He authored three books and numerous articles for legal journals, including an influential 1929 Legal Realist essay on the role of the "hunch" in judicial decisions. Valedictorian of the class of 1900 at the University of Texas School of Law, Hutcheson practiced law in his native Houston, 1900-1918, and was elected mayor of Houston in 1917. In 1946 he served as co-chairman of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe as a homeland for Jewish refugees from the Holocaust.

From the description of Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr. papers, ca. 1853-1979 1900-1970. (University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library). WorldCat record id: 82081146

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referencedIn Wright, J. Skelly. Papers, 1933-1987 (bulk 1948-1986). Library of Congress
referencedIn Hutcheson and allied families papers MS 496., 1836-1997; bulk 1920-1949 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
referencedIn Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968. Papers. 1920-1965 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Ed Kilman Collection MSS 0080., 1905-1989 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
referencedIn J. Skelly Wright Papers, 1933-1987, (bulk 1948-1986) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Scott, Austin Wakeman. Austin Wakeman Scott papers. 1906-1979. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Scott, Austin Wakeman. Austin Wakeman Scott papers. 1906-1979. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Hutcheson, Joseph C. (Joseph Chappell), 1879-1973. Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr. papers, ca. 1853-1979 1900-1970. University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Fuller, Lon L. Lon L. Fuller papers. 1926-1977. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe corporateBody
correspondedWith Fuller, Lon L., 1902- person
correspondedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935. person
associatedWith Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- person
associatedWith Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968 person
associatedWith Scott, Austin Wakeman, 1884-1981 person
associatedWith United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. District Court (Texas : Southern District) corporateBody
correspondedWith Wright, J. Skelly. person
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Palestine
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Birth 1879-10-19

Death 1973-01-18

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