Robert Lee Russell (Federal judge)

Robert Lee Russell

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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Personal

Birthplace

Winder, Ga.

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This page is about a former federal judge for the Fifth Circuit. If you are looking for a judge with a similar name, see Robert Russell disambiguation.

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Robert Russell

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Prior offices

Kaua`i 5th Circuit Court

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Education

Law

Read law, 1920

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Robert Lee Russell (1900-1955) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1920

Professional career

• Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1920-1923
• Secretary to chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 1923-1929
• Private practice, Winder, Georgia, 1929-1940

Judicial career

Fifth Circuit

Russell was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Harry Truman on October 15, 1949, to a seat vacated by Samuel Hale Sibley; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1949, and received commission October 21. He served until his death on January 18, 1955.

Northern District of Georgia

Russell was nominated to the Northern District of Georgia by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 5, 1940, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 8, 1940, and received commission on August 15, 1940. He served as chief judge for a brief stint during 1949, until October 26, 1949, when he was confirmed to a different court. Russell was succeeded in this position by Frank Hooper.

External links

• Judge Russell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Northern District of Georgia 1940–1949 Seat #2T	Succeeded by: Frank Hooper
Preceded by: Samuel Hale Sibley	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1949–1955	Succeeded by: John Brown