Background
Estes, Joe Ewing was born on October 24, 1903 in Commerce, Texas, United States. Son of Joe Guinn and Della Marshall (Loy) Estes.
Estes, Joe Ewing was born on October 24, 1903 in Commerce, Texas, United States. Son of Joe Guinn and Della Marshall (Loy) Estes.
Student, East Texas State Teachers College, 1924. Doctor of Laws, East Texas State Teachers College, 1974. Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1927.
Partner, Crosby & Estes, Commerce, 1928-1930; partner, Phillips, Trammell, Estes, Edwards & Orn, Fort Worth, 1930-1945; partner, Sanford, King, Estes & Cantwell, Dallas, 1946-1952; partner, Estes & Cantwell, 1952-1955; United States district judge, Dallas, 1955-1960; chief judge, United States District Court Northern District Texas, Dallas, 1959-1972; senior judge, United States District Court Northern District Texas, from 1972; also judge, Temporary Emergency Court Appeals United States, from 1972. Member of advisory commission on rules evidence Supreme Court of the United States Court.
Trustee, member executive committee Southwest Legal Foundation. Research fellow, member medical-legal committee, chairman Oil and Gas Institute of Southwest Legal Foundation. Chairman executive committee board trustees St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, 1951-1955.
Served as lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Reserve; Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member National Conference Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, American Law Institute, Inter-American, Federal, American Bar Association (chairman section judicial administration 1961-1962, member house delegations), Dallas Bar Association (past vice president), Fort Worth Bar Association (past director), State Bar Texas, American Judicature Society, Judicial Conference United States (chairman committee on trial practice and technique, member executive committee 1969-1971, district judge representative), National Lawyers Club, Institute Judicial Administration, Philosophical Society Texas, Newcomen Society, American Legion, Chancellors, Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Sigma, Order of Coif.
Clubs: Masons (33 degree), Shriners (honorary inspector general, Jester).
Married Carroll Virginia Cox, December 1, 1931. Children: Carl Lewis, Carroll.