Who appointed Joseph Cross?

President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Joseph Cross to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1905.

Was Joseph Cross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Joseph Cross was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Joseph Cross's confirmation vote?

Joseph Cross was confirmed by voice vote on March 17, 1905. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New Jersey / Appointed 1905 / Served to 1913

Joseph Cross

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Cross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Sources ↓

Lived: 1843–1913
Appointed by: Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: College of New Jersey (now Princeton) 1865
Succeeded by: Thomas Griffith Haight

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1905	District of New Jersey	T. Roosevelt (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Columbia Law School
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)	A.B.	1865
Read law		1868
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)	A.M.	1868

Questions & answers

Who appointed Joseph Cross?: President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Joseph Cross to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1905.
Was Joseph Cross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Joseph Cross was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Joseph Cross's confirmation vote?: Joseph Cross was confirmed by voice vote on March 17, 1905. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Joseph Cross on?: Joseph Cross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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