Dan Monroe Russell Jr. (March 15, 1913 – April 16, 2011) was a
United States district judge
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of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Education and career
Born on March 15, 1913, in
Magee Magee may refer to:
People
*Magee (surname)
Places and institutions
* Magee, Mississippi, a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S.
* Magee, New York, also known as Magee's Corners, a hamlet in the Town of Tyre, Seneca County, New York, U.S.
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,
Mississippi
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, Russell received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from the
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment.
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in 1935, and a
Bachelor of Laws
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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
Bay St. Louis is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Mississippi, Hancock County, Mississippi, in the United States. Located on the Gulf Coast on the west side of the Bay of St. Louis, it is part of the Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfp ...
, Mississippi from 1938 to 1941, and was a Lieutenant Commander in the
Office of Naval Intelligence
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during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, 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
Sidney Carr Mize (March 7, 1888 – April 26, 1965) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Education and career
Born in Scott County, Mississippi, Mize received an Artiu ...
. Russell was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on October 1, 1965, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1982, assuming
senior status
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on October 25, 1983.
His service terminated on April 16, 2011, due to his death in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
Obituary of Judge Russell
See also
* List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includ ...
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1913 births
2011 deaths
People from Magee, Mississippi
University of Mississippi alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
20th-century American judges
United States Navy officers
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