Joseph Tyree Sneed III | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office July 21, 1987 – February 9, 2008 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office August 24, 1973 – July 21, 1987 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Frederick George Hamley |
| Succeeded by | Stephen S. Trott |
| 12th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office February 1973 – July 9, 1973 | |
| President | Richard 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 | Madelon Sneed |
| Children | 3, including Carly Fiorina |
| Relatives | Joseph P. Sneed (great-great-grandfather) |
| Education | Southwestern University (BBA) University of Texas at Austin (LLB) Harvard University (SJD) |
Joseph Tyree Sneed III (July 21, 1920 – February 9, 2008) was an American jurist who served as United States Deputy Attorney General and then as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for nearly 35 years until his death. He was the father of Carly Fiorina, a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard.[1][2]