Federal service record

Joseph Tyree Sneed, III

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1920 · Died 2008 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 24, 1973 – February 9, 2008

Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon
Nominated: July 25, 1973
Confirmed by the Senate: August 3, 1973
Commissioned: August 24, 1973
Took senior status: July 21, 1987
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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