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Charles C. Lovell (September 10, 1929 – June 14, 2023) was a
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of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.


Biography


Early life and education

Born in Anaconda, Montana, Lovell received a
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degree from the
University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fa ...
in 1952 and was in the
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from 1952 to 1954, thereafter receiving a Juris Doctor from the
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in 1959. He was in private practice in Helena, Montana from 1959 to 1985. He was chief counsel to the Office of Montana State Attorney General, Appellate Division from 1969 to 1972.


Federal judicial service

On March 27, 1985, Lovell was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the
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on April 3, 1985, and received his commission on April 4, 1985. He assumed
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on June 14, 2000. He took inactive senior status on April 7, 2021.


Death

Lovell died in Helena, Montana on June 14, 2023, at the age of 93.


References


Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovell, Charles C. 1929 births 2023 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Montana United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges United States Air Force airmen University of Montana alumni People from Anaconda, Montana 21st-century American judges