Joseph Tyree Sneed III
| Joseph Tyree Sneed III | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office August 24, 1973 – July 21, 1987 | |
| Appointed by | Richard M. Nixon |
| Preceded by | Frederick George Hamley |
| Succeeded by | Stephen S. Trott |
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
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In office February 1973 – August 24, 1973 | |
| President | Richard M. Nixon |
| Preceded by | Ralph E. Erickson |
| Succeeded by | William Ruckelshaus |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Tyree Sneed, III July 21, 1920 Calvert, Texas, U.S. |
| Died |
February 9, 2008 (aged 87) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Madelon Montross Juergens |
| Children |
Carly Fiorina Clara Sneed Joseph Sneed IV |
| Parents |
Harold Marvin Sneed Cara Carlton Weber |
| Alma mater |
Southwestern University (B.A) University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.) Harvard Law School (S.J.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |
 Staff Sergeant |
Joseph Tyree Sneed III (July 21, 1920 – February 9, 2008) was a Republican U.S. Deputy Attorney General and then a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for nearly 35 years until his death. He was the father of former Hewlett Packard technology executive and 2016 Presidential and Ted Cruz` Vice Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina.
Early life
Joseph Tyree Sneed III was born on July 21, 1920 in Calvert, Texas.[1][2] He was the son of Cara Carlton (Weber) and Harold Marvin Sneed, a rancher and landowner.[1][3][4] He spent his youth working summers as a cowboy on his uncle's ranch in the Texas Panhandle.[2]
Sneed earned his undergraduate degree from Southwestern University in 1941.[1] He served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II.[1] Sneed attended the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his LL.B., Order of the Coif in 1947.[1][2] He was also a visiting student at the London School of Economics and the University of Ghana.[2] He subsequently received a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Harvard Law School in 1958.[1]
Career
Academia
Sneed was an assistant professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law from 1947 to 1951.[1] He became an associate professor in 1951 and was made a full professor in 1954. He taught at the University of Texas until 1957.[1]
Sneed was a professor of law at Cornell Law School from 1957 to 1962, followed by the Stanford Law School from 1962 to 1971.[1] He was professor of law and dean of the Duke University School of Law from 1971 to 1973.[1][2]
Judicial service
Sneed was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat vacated by Frederick G. Hamley on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 25, 1973.[1][2] He was confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1973, and received his judicial commission on August 24, 1973. He served as an active judge of the court until taking senior status on July 21, 1987.
Sneed ruled in favor of three-strikes law; LGBT employment discrimination; and the eviction of substance abusers by their landlords.[5] He was part of a three-judge panel that replaced Whitewater special prosecutor Robert B. Fiske with Kenneth Starr in 1994.[2][5]
Personal life
Sneed married Madelon Juergens Sneed in 1944.[1] She was a portrait and abstract artist who died in 1998.[2] Together they had a son and two daughters, including Carly Fiorina.[1] They resided in San Francisco, California.[2]
Death
Sneed died in San Francisco at the age of 87.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (February 15, 2008). "Senior judge on U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, former law school professor". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Egelko, Bob (February 14, 2008). "Joseph Sneed dies - longtime 9th Circuit judge". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia". google.ca.
- ↑ "The American Bench". google.ca.
- 1 2 "Is Carly Fiorina a Chip Off the Old Block?". Bloomberg Politics. May 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
External links
- Joseph Tyree Sneed III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- New York Times coverage of Whitewater
- L.A. Legalpad.com website
- www.netmagic.net
- Iraq Timeline (1994)
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ralph E. Erickson |
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Served under: Richard Nixon 1973 |
Succeeded by William Ruckelshaus |
| Preceded by Frederick George Hamley |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1973–1987 |
Succeeded by Stephen S. Trott |
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