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American judge
Dan Russell
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office
October 25, 1983 – April 16, 2011
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office
1971–1982
Preceded byWilliam Harold Cox
Succeeded byWalter Nixon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office
October 2, 1965 – October 25, 1983
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySidney Carr Mize
Succeeded byTom Stewart Lee
Personal details
BornDan Monroe Russell Jr.
(1913-03-15)March 15, 1913
Magee, Mississippi
DiedApril 16, 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 98)
Gulfport, Mississippi
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (B.A.)
University of Mississippi School of Law (LL.B.)

Dan Monroe Russell Jr. (March 15, 1913 – April 16, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Education and career

Born on March 15, 1913, in Magee, Mississippi, Russell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1935, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1937. He was a claims adjuster in Jackson, Mississippi from 1937 to 1938. He was in private practice in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 1938 to 1941, and was a Lieutenant Commander in the Office of Naval Intelligence during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Bay St. Louis from 1945 to 1965.

Federal judicial service

On September 24, 1965, Russell was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Sidney Carr Mize. Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1965, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1982, assuming senior status on October 25, 1983. His service terminated on April 16, 2011, due to his death in Gulfport, Mississippi.

See also

References

  1. "CQ Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report". Congressional Quarterly Incorporated. 4 September 1965 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Dan Monroe Russell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. Obituary of Judge Russell Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

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Preceded bySidney Carr Mize Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
1965–1983 		Succeeded byTom Stewart Lee
Preceded byWilliam Harold Cox Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
1971–1982 		Succeeded byWalter Nixon


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