Robert Lee Russell

Judge Robert Lee Russell

Personal

Birthday:

8/19/1900

Birthplace:

Winder, GA

Date of Death:

1/18/1955

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1920-1923
Secretary, Hon. Richard B. Russell, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1923-1929
Private practice, Winder, Georgia, 1929-1940

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1920

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Court Name:

Georgia Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/15/1940

Termination Date:

10/26/1949

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

10/21/1949

Termination Date - Second:

1/18/1955

Termination Reason - Second:

Death