Carroll C. Hincks

Carroll Clark Hincks (November 30, 1889 - September 30, 1964) was a federal judge in the United States.

Hincks was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He attended Yale College and Yale Law School. From 1915 to 1931, he practiced as a lawyer in Connecticut (first in New Haven, then in Waterbury), except for two years as a U.S. Army artillery officer during World War I.

In 1931, Hincks was named by President Herbert Hoover as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Hincks served on that court for 22 years, including a term as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1953.

In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower promoted Hincks to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, succeeding Thomas Walter Swan. Hincks took office under a recess appointment on October 3, 1953 and was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954. Hincks took senior status in 1959. He died in 1964.

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Preceded by
Warren Booth Burrows
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
1931–1953
Succeeded by
Robert P. Anderson
Preceded by
post established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
1948–1953
Succeeded by
J. Joseph Smith
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Walter Swan
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1953-1959
Succeeded by
J. Joseph Smith


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