Background
Philipps, Joseph Timothy was born on March 20, 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Emil and Margaret Adelaide (Nesline) Philipps.
Philipps, Joseph Timothy was born on March 20, 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Emil and Margaret Adelaide (Nesline) Philipps.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Wheeling College, 1962. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1965. Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1966.
Bar: District of Columbia 1966, United States District Court District of Columbia 1966, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1966, Virginia 1983. Professor law, West Virginia University College Law, Morgantown, 1966-1976. Visiting professor law, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1976.
Professor Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1977-1980, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1980-1994.
Professor in residence Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, 1987. Board directors West Virginia Tax Institute, 1969-1976, Northern West Virginia Legal Aid Society, 1974-1976.
Project director study West Virginia tax appeals procedures, American Bar Association Center Administrative Justice,1974. Attorney-advisor implementation Postal Reorganization Acting United States Postal Service, 1971, 73, 75.
Special assistant attorney general West Virginia higher education statutesproject State of West Virginia, 1970.
Lecturer in field Ford Foundation fellow, Harvard University, 1965. Named Outstanding Professor College Law, West Virginia University StudentBar Association, 1969.
Member American Bar Association (section taxation). Club: Lexington Country.
Married Sandra Lee Emerson, May 29, 1965. Children: Cecelia Marie, Melissa Anne.