Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.

Who was Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.?

Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. was a United States federal judge.

Born in Houston, Texas, Hutcheson received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1900. He was in private practice in Houston from 1900 to 1918, and was the chief legal advisor to the City of Houston from 1913 to 1917. He was Mayor of Houston from 1917 to 1918.

On March 29, 1918, Hutcheson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Waller T. Burns. Hutchenson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 6, 1918, and received his commission the same day. On December 20, 1930, President Herbert Hoover elevated Hutcheson to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit created by 46 Stat. 538. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1931, and received his commission on January 26, 1931. He served as chief judge from 1948–1959, assuming senior status on November 4, 1964. Hutcheson served in that capactity until his death, in Houston, Texas on Jan 18, 1973.