Matthew M. Joyce (April 29, 1877 – January 12, 1956) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Matthew M. Joyce
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
October 11, 1954 – January 12, 1956
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
February 11, 1932 – October 11, 1954
Appointed byHerbert Hoover
Preceded byJohn B. Sanborn Jr.
Succeeded byEdward Devitt
Personal details
Born
Matthew M. Joyce

(1877-04-29)April 29, 1877
Emmetsburg, Iowa
DiedJanuary 12, 1956(1956-01-12) (aged 78)
Hennepin County, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Michigan Law School
read law

Education and career

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Born on April 29, 1877, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Joyce attended the University of Michigan Law School and read law in 1900. He entered private practice in Missoula, Montana from 1900 to 1910. He continued private practice in Fort Dodge, Iowa from 1910 to 1917. He was an attorney for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1917 to 1932.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Joyce was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 28, 1932, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge John B. Sanborn Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received his commission on February 11, 1932. He assumed senior status on October 11, 1954.[1] His service terminated on January 12, 1956, due to his death in Hennepin County, Minnesota.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Matthew M. Joyce at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
1932–1954
Succeeded by