Joseph Cross
Joseph Cross (1843-1913) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 13, 1905 to fill a new seat which was created by 33 Stat. 987. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 29, 1913.[1] Cross was succeeded in this position by Thomas Griffith Haight.
Early life and education
- Columbia Law School
- Princeton College, A.B., 1865
- Read law, 1868
- Princeton College, A.M., 1868
Professional career
- Private practice, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1869-1905
- Judge, District Court of Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1888-1891
- Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1893-1895
- Speaker, 1895
- Member, New Jersey State Senate, 1899-1905
- President of the senate, 1905
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
Cross was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 13, 1905 to fill a new seat which was created by 33 Stat. 987. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 29, 1913.[1] Cross was succeeded in this position by Thomas Griffith Haight.
External links
- Announcement of death from The New York Times, published 1913
- Judge Cross' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Cross' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA |
District of New Jersey 1905–1913 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Griffith Haight
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
