Born: November 11, 1897
Washington, D.C.

Died: November 29, 1975

Joseph Charles McGarraghy

Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 10, 1954; Confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received commission on December 3, 1954. Assumed senior status on 12/17/1967. Service terminated on 11/29/1975, due to death.

Education:
Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1921

Artist
C.J. Fox. The portraits of Judges McGarraghy, Prettyman, Robb, Stephens, and Miller bear the signature “C.J. Fox” but may have been painted by another artist associated with the Charles J. Fox portraiture firm.

Professional Career:

U.S. Army, 1917-1920
Assistant corporation counsel, 1924-1925
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1925-1954
President, Washington Board of Trade, 1946-1947
Chairman, Greater National Capital Committee, 1947-1950
Chairman, Republican State Committee, Washington, D.C., 1949-1954
Chairman, Eisenhower-Nixon Inaugural Committee, 1953

Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts