Joseph Tyree Sneed III
| Joseph Tyree Sneed III | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office August 24, 1973 – July 21, 1987 |
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| Appointed by | Richard M. Nixon |
| Preceded by | Frederick George Hamley |
| Succeeded by | Stephen S. Trott |
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
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In office February 1973 – August 24, 1973 |
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| President | Richard M. 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(s) | Madelon Montross Juergens |
| Children | 3 (including Carly) |
| Education |
Southwestern University (B.A) University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.) Harvard Law School (S.J.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army Air Corps
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |
 Staff Sergeant
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Joseph Tyree Sneed III (July 21, 1920 – February 9, 2008) was a Republican U.S. Deputy Attorney General and then a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for nearly 35 years until his death. He was the father of Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett Packard technology executive who was a Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election, and later Ted Cruz's running mate.
Joseph Tyree Sneed III was born on July 21, 1920 in Calvert, Texas. He was the son of Cara Carlton (Weber) and Harold Marvin Sneed, a rancher and landowner. He spent his youth working summers as a cowboy on his uncle's ranch in the Texas Panhandle.
Sneed earned his undergraduate degree from Southwestern University in 1941. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Sneed attended the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his LL.B., Order of the Coif in 1947. He was also a visiting student at the London School of Economics and the University of Ghana. He subsequently received a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Harvard Law School in 1958.
Sneed was an assistant professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law from 1947 to 1951. He became an associate professor in 1951 and was made a full professor in 1954. He taught at the University of Texas until 1957.
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