Joe McDonald Ingraham | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office July 31, 1973 – May 27, 1990 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office December 18, 1969 – July 31, 1973 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 82 Stat. 184 |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Gibbs Gee |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office August 6, 1954 – December 31, 1969 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Thomas Martin Kennerly |
| Succeeded by | Carl Olaf Bue Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joe McDonald Ingraham July 5, 1903 Pawnee County, Oklahoma |
| Died | May 27, 1990 (aged 86) Houston, Texas |
| Education | National University School of Law (LLB) |
Joe McDonald Ingraham (July 5, 1903 – May 27, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He is best known as being the judge who sentenced the then World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali to the maximum 5-year sentence available for refusing to fight in the unpopular Vietnam War.