Joe McDonald Ingraham

Joe McDonald Ingraham
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 byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 82 Stat. 184
Succeeded byThomas Gibbs Gee
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office
August 6, 1954  December 31, 1969
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byThomas Martin Kennerly
Succeeded byCarl Olaf Bue Jr.
Personal details
Born
Joe McDonald Ingraham

(1903-07-05)July 5, 1903
Pawnee County, Oklahoma
DiedMay 27, 1990(1990-05-27) (aged 86)
Houston, Texas
EducationNational 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 Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. In 1967 he presided at the draft-evasion trial of Mohammed Ali, the heavyweight boxing champion then also known as Cassius Clay. Mr. Ali was convicted and sentenced to jail, but the conviction was overturned by the United States Supreme Court.