Hutcheson, Joseph C. (Joseph Chappell), 1879-1973
Variant namesA 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 | United States. District Court (Texas : Southern District) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wright, J. Skelly. | person |
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Birth 1879-10-19
Death 1973-01-18
