Draft:Joseph J. Hancock

Joseph J. Hancock (1886 – February 18, 1980) was a judge of the United States District Court for the Canal Zone from 1948 to 1952.

Born in Waverly, Kentucky.

"Hancock was a native of Waverly in and a graduate of the old Jefferson School of Law. He had also been a canal zone district judge and assistant commonwealth attorney. In 1956 he was appointed chairman of the state Probation and Parole Board."

Hancock died at his home in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 93.