Joseph Farris
Joseph Jerome Farris was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter (D). Farris assumed senior status on March 4, 1995. His service ended on July 23, 2020, when he died.[1]
Early life and education
Farris graduated from Morehouse College with his bachelor's degree in 1951, from Atlanta University with a master's degree in social work in 1955, and from the University of Washington School of Law with his J.D. in 1958.[1]
Military career
Farris served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1952 to 1953.[1]
Professional career
- 1969-1979: Judge, Washington Court of Appeals
- 1958-1969: Private practice, Seattle, Wa.
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Farris was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Farris was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 1979, and he received his commission the next day. Farris assumed senior status on March 4, 1995. He served on senior status until he died on July 23, 2020.[1] Farris was succeeded in this position by Judge M. Margaret McKeown.
Noteworthy cases
Former Fairbanks mayor corruption case (2009)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Unites States, v. James C. Hayes, 4:07-cr-00005-JWS-2)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Unites States, v. James C. Hayes, 4:07-cr-00005-JWS-2)
Judge Farris was on a three judge panel that denied the second hearing request of former Fairbanks, Alaska Mayor Jim Hayes, who was convicted in 2008 for helping his wife steal money from social service agencies.
Attorneys for Hayes argued that District of Alaska judge John Sedwick's failure to allow testimony from the Mayor's wife prejudiced his case, as her testimony would have affected the outcome of the trial. Judge Farris along with judges David Thompson and Johnnie Rawlinson voted against the re-hearing request.[2]
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 92 Stat. 1629 |
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 1979 - 1995 |
Succeeded by: M. Margaret McKeown
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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts • Washington Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington
