Joseph Jefferson Fisher

Joseph Jefferson Fisher
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office January 30, 1984 – June 19, 2000
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office 1967–1980
Preceded by	Joseph Warren Sheehy
Succeeded by	William Wayne Justice
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office September 10, 1959 – January 30, 1984
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Lamar John Ryan Cecil
Succeeded by	Sam B. Hall Jr.
Personal details
Born	Joseph Jefferson Fisher (1910-04-16)April 16, 1910 Bland Lake, Texas
Died	June 19, 2000(2000-06-19) (aged 90) Beaumont, Texas
Education	University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Joseph Jefferson Fisher (April 16, 1910 – June 19, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas, Fisher received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1936. He was county attorney of San Augustine County from 1937 to 1939, and then district attorney of the First Judicial District of Texas from 1939 to 1946. He was in private practice in Jasper, Texas from 1946 to 1957. He was a Judge of the First Judicial District of Texas from 1957 to 1959.

Federal judicial service

On September 7, 1959, Fisher was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge Lamar John Ryan Cecil. Fisher was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. He served as Chief Judge from 1967 to 1980. He assumed senior status on January 30, 1984, and served in that capacity until his death on June 19, 2000, in Beaumont, Texas.

Sources

• Joseph Jefferson Fisher at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.