Mell Underwood
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Mell Gilbert Underwood (1892-1972) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 27, 1936 to replace Benson Hough. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 4th, and received commission on February 12th. From 1953 to 1962, he was the chief judge. On December 31, 1965, he assumed senior status, serving in this capacity until his death on March 8, 1972.[1]
Early life and education
- Ohio State University College of Law
- Read law, 1915[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Lexington, Ohio, 1915-1923
- Prosecuting attorney, Perry County, Ohio, 1917-1921
- Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, 1920
- U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1923-1936[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Ohio
Underwood was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 27, 1936 to replace Benson Hough. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 4th, and received commission on February 12th. From 1953 to 1962, he was the chief judge. On December 31, 1965, he assumed senior status, serving in this capacity until his death on March 8, 1972.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mell Underwood's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Benson Hough |
Southern District of Ohio 1936–1965 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Joseph Kinneary
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Algenon MarbleyChief Judge: Sarah Daggett Morrison • Edmund Sargus • Michael Watson (Ohio) • Matthew McFarland • Jeffery P. Hopkins • Michael Newman (Ohio) • Douglas Cole | ||
| Senior judges |
Sandra Beckwith • Herman Weber • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Susan Dlott • Thomas Rose • Michael Barrett (Ohio) • Timothy S. Black • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Karen L. Litkovitz • Caroline Helen Gentry • Elizabeth Preston Deavers • Stephanie Bowman (Ohio) • Kimberly Jolson • Chelsey Vascura • Peter Silvain • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
S. Arthur Spiegel • John Holschuh • George Smith • Humphrey Howe Leavitt • Philip Bergen Swing • George Read Sage • Albert Clifton Thompson • John Elbert Sater • Howard Clark Hollister • John Weld Peck • Smith Hickenlooper • Benson Hough • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • John Druffel • Lester Cecil • Robert Duncan (Ohio) • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • John Peck II • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Sandra Beckwith • John Holschuh • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
