Carroll Hincks
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Carroll Hincks
Nonpartisan
Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Education
Personal
Carroll Clark Hincks (1889-1964) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He joined the court in 1954 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. He joined the District of Connecticut in 1931 after an appointment from Herbert Hoover. He served as chief of the district court from 1948 - 1953. At the time of his appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Connecticut. He assumed senior status on May 15, 1959 and served until his death on September 30, 1964.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale University, A.B., 1911
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1914[1]
Military service
Hincks served in the United States Army from 1917-1919 as a Captain in a Field Artillery division.[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1914-1916
- Private practice, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1919-1931[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Second Circuit
Hincks received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower on October 3, 1953 to replace Thomas Walter Swan. On January 11, 1954, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 9th of that year, and received commission that same day. Hincks assumed senior status on May 15, 1959 and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on September 30, 1964.[1] He was succeeded to his post by John Joseph Smith.
District of Connecticut
Judge Hincks was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on December 15, 1930 to replace Warren Booth Burrows. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1931 and received commission on January 24th. From 1948 to 1953, he was the chief judge. He left this position on December 7, 1953, when he was appointed to the Second Circuit.[1] Hincks was succeeded in this position by Robert Palmer Anderson.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Judge Hincks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Warren Booth Burrows |
District of Connecticut 1931–1953 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Palmer Anderson |
| Preceded by: Thomas Walter Swan |
Second Circuit 1954–1964 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: John Joseph Smith |
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | |
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | |
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | |
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Michael Shea • Kari A. Dooley • Vernon D. Oliver • Victor Allen Bolden • Omar A. Williams • Sarala Nagala • Sarah Russell | |
| Senior judges |
Robert Chatigny • Vanessa Bryant • Alfred Covello • Janet Hall • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • | |
| Magistrate judges | Holly Fitzsimmons • Robert A. Richardson (Connecticut) • Robert Spector • Thomas Farrish • S. Dave Vatti • | |
| Former Article III judges |
Janet Arterton • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Peter Dorsey • Christopher Droney • Warren Eginton • Mark Kravitz • Alan Nevas • Dominic Squatrito • Richard Law • Pierpont Edwards • William Bristol • Andrew Thompson Judson • Charles Anthony Ingersoll • William Davis Shipman • Nathaniel Shipman • Jon Newman • Jose Cabranes • William Timbers • William Kneeland Townsend • James Perry Platt • Edwin Stark Thomas • Warren Booth Burrows • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Robert Zampano • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • Jeffrey Meyer • Sarah A.L. Merriam • | |
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Chatigny • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Alfred Covello • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • William Timbers • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Debra Livingston • Joseph Bianco • Richard Sullivan (New York) • Maria Araujo Kahn • Raymond Lohier • Alison J. Nathan • Beth Robinson • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Michael Park • Steven Menashi • William Nardini • Eunice Lee • Myrna Pérez | |
| Senior judges |
Denny Chin • Gerard Lynch • Pierre Leval • Dennis Jacobs • Jon Newman • Amalya Kearse • John Walker (New York) • Chester Straub • Guido Calabresi • Jose Cabranes • Robert Sack • Barrington Parker • Reena Raggi • Richard Wesley • Susan L. Carney (Second Circuit) • | |
| Former judges | Christopher Droney • Julian William Mack • Frank Altimari • Samuel Blatchford • Alexander Smith Johnson • Nathaniel Shipman • William James Wallace • Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff • Sonia Sotomayor • Wilfred Feinberg • Ralph Winter • Roger Miner • Rosemary Pooler • Robert Katzmann • Peter Hall (Federal judge) • John Mahoney (Second Circuit) • George Pratt • Richard Cardamone • Lawrence Pierce • Thomas Meskill • William Mulligan • James Oakes • William Timbers • Fred Parker • Alfred Conkling Coxe • Emile Henry Lacombe • William Kneeland Townsend • Charles Merrill Hough • Walter Chadwick Noyes • Henry Galbraith Ward • John Harlan II • Learned Hand • Martin Augustine Knapp • Julius Marshuetz Mayer • Augustus Noble Hand • Martin Thomas Manton • Henry Wade Rogers • Harrie Brigham Chase • Thomas Walter Swan • Carroll Hincks • Charles Edward Clark • John Joseph Smith • Robert Palmer Anderson • Robert Porter Patterson, Sr. • Murray Gurfein • Irving Kaufman • Walter Mansfield • Harold Medina • Thurgood Marshall • Jerome Frank • Henry Friendly • Paul Hays • Joseph Lumbard • Leonard Moore • Ellsworth Van Graafeiland • Sterry Waterman • | |
| Former Chief judges |
Wilfred Feinberg • Jon Newman • Ralph Winter • John Walker (New York) • Robert Katzmann • Thomas Meskill • James Oakes • Learned Hand • Harrie Brigham Chase • Thomas Walter Swan • Charles Edward Clark • Irving Kaufman • Henry Friendly • Joseph Lumbard • |
