Carroll Hincks
Carroll Clark Hincks (1889-1964) was afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He joined the court in 1954 after an appointment fromDwight Eisenhower. He joined theDistrict 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 arecess appointment from PresidentDwight Eisenhower on October 3, 1953 to replaceThomas Walter Swan. On January 11, 1954, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate onFebruary 9th of that year, and received commission that same day. Hincks assumedsenior status onMay 15, 1959 and continued to serve in this capacity until his death onSeptember 30, 1964.[1] He was succeeded to his post byJohn Joseph Smith.
District of Connecticut
Judge Hincks was previously a federal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was nominated by PresidentHerbert Hoover on December 15, 1930 to replaceWarren Booth Burrows. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1931 and received commission onJanuary 24th. From 1948 to 1953, he was the chief judge. He left this position onDecember 7, 1953, when he was appointed to the Second Circuit.[1] Hincks was succeeded in this position byRobert 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
| Political offices | ||
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| 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 (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut judge) • 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 (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut judge) • 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 (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut judge) • 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 • | ||
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court•Connecticut Appellate Court•Connecticut Superior Court•Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut •Connecticut judicial elections •Judicial selection in Connecticut
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- Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Appointed by Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed 1931
- Confirmed 1954
- Connecticut
- Federal Article III judges
- Federal judiciary nominee, December 1930
- Federal judiciary nominee, January 1954
- Former federal judge
- Former federal judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- Former federal judge, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States of America
- District of Connecticut, Seat 2
- Second Circuit, Seat 3
- Former federal judge, District of Connecticut
- Former federal judge, Second Circuit
- Former chief judge, District of Connecticut
- Appointed by Dwight Eisenhower
- Army veteran
- Former Article III judges
