Background
Hincks was born in Andover, Massachusetts.
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 United States. 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. 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.