Born: October 25, 1826
Georgetown, D.C.
Died: June 25, 1902
Washington, D.C.
Walter S. Cox
Judge, U. S. District Court of the Columbia Circuit
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia] Nominated by Rutherford B. Hayes on February 26, 1879; Confirmed by the Senate on March 01/1879, and received commission on March 1, 1879. Service terminated on July 1, 1899, due to retirement.
Georgetown College, B.A., 1843
Georgetown College, M.A., 1844
Harvard Law School, B.L., 1847
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1848-1879
Recorder, City of Georgetown, D.C.
Alderman, City of Georgetown, D.C.
Auditor of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Professor of law, Columbia University, 1874-1879, 1899-1902