Joel C. C. Winch

Personal

Birthday: 
12/26/1835
Birthplace: 
Northfield, VT
Date of Death: 
12/7/1880
Place of Death: 
Houston, TX
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Teacher, Northfield, Vermont, -1858
Private practice, Corsicana, Texas, 1859-1864
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1864- , 1871-1880
County attorney, Harris County, Texas
District attorney, Austin, Texas
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1869-1870

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, December 15, 1870; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1858

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Court Name: 

Texas Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Termination Date: 
03/03/1871
Termination Reason: 
Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed