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 byJoseph Warren Sheehy
Succeeded byWilliam Wayne Justice
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
September 10, 1959 – January 30, 1984
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byLamar John Ryan Cecil
Succeeded bySam B. Hall Jr.
Personal details
Born
Joseph Jefferson Fisher

(1910-04-16)April 16, 1910
Bland Lake, Texas
DiedJune 19, 2000(2000-06-19) (aged 90)
Beaumont, Texas
EducationUniversity 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.