was had completed the Tipton High School curriculum. He began his working career as deputy auditor for Tipton County, and he worked there for one year before spending two years working on the family farm. Legal career In 1879, Charles E. Cox began the study of law as he clerked for Indiana Supreme Court Judge William E. Niblack in Indianapolis, Indiana. Because of Niblack's impaired eyesight, Cox was employed by the judge to read records, briefs, and law books. Cox also became assistant librarian of the Indiana State Law Library at that time. In September 1883, the judges of the Indiana Supreme Court appointed Cox librarian, and he held that position until September 1889. During his time as librarian, he completed his legal education and was admitted to the bar. Charles Cox began practicing law in Indianapolis in November 1889, joining the law firm (Cox & Beck) of his brother Millard F. Cox and Henry A. Beck. He formed a partnership with John J. Rochford in 1891, which continued until 1895. Cox was also appointed deputy prosecuting attorney of Marion County in 1891, and he served in that position until he became city judge of Indianapolis. Having been elected in the Fall of 1894, Cox was city judge from 1895 through 1899. He served for two terms, but refused a third nomination. Afterwards, he opened an office where he practiced law. Indiana Supreme Court Cox was seated on the Indiana Supreme Court on January 2, 1911, after winning the election in 1910 as a Democrat. Many important cases were decided during Cox’s term, and he wrote the opinions for two Indiana Supreme Court cases that merit attention. First, the court agreed (in a split decision) with an injunction in the "Marshall Constitution" case (Ellingham vs. Dye) that the state legislature (working with Democratic Governor Thomas R. Marshall) did not have the power to propose both a state constitution and the method to adopt it. Cox wrote the majority opinion in this case, and it was over 100 pages long. The decision was split, with Cox siding with the two Republican members of the Indiana Supreme Court while the other two Democrats dissented. The "Technical Institute" (Richards v. Wilson) case is the other trial typically mentioned as significant during Cox's tenure. This complicated case concerned charities, trusts, and the intent of donors. Both the majority (written by Cox) and dissenting opinions