Terry Lee Shell (April 2, 1922 – June 25, 1978) was a
United States district judge
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of the
and the
.
Education and career
Shell was born in
Franklin
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,
Arkansas
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to Elmer G. and Roxie E. () Shell. Shell had a brother, John Russell, and a sister. The family moved to Jonesboro when Shell was young. He attended public schools and graduated from
Jonesboro High School in
Jonesboro in 1939. Shell served in the
United States Army
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during
World War II
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, from 1943 to November 1945. He was captured and held as a
Prisoner of War
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by the Germans at the
Battle of the Bulge
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.
He received a
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
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from
Arkansas State University
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in 1946, and thereafter briefly attended the
University of Texas Law School
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. Smith earned a
Bachelor of Laws
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and
Juris Doctor from the
University of Arkansas School of Law
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in 1949. He was in private practice in Arkansas from 1949 to 1960. He was a member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from 1953 to 1954, serving in the
59th Arkansas General Assembly.
[.] He was prosecuting attorney of the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Arkansas from 1955 to 1960. He was a chancery judge of the 12th Chancery Circuit Court of Arkansas from 1961 to 1975.
Federal judicial service
Shell was nominated by President
Gerald Ford on July 25, 1975, to a joint seat on the
and the
vacated by
J. Smith Henley. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on September 15, 1975, and received his commission on September 16, 1975, serving until his death.
Death
Shell died on June 25, 1978, after suffering a
heart attack
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at his residence in
Little Rock
( The "Little Rock")
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, Arkansas, leading to
cardiac arrest
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after he arrived at the hospital.
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1922 births
1978 deaths
Arkansas State University alumni
University of Arkansas School of Law alumni
Arkansas state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
20th-century American judges
United States Army personnel of World War II