Dan Monroe Russell, Jr.

Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. (March 15, 1913 – April 16, 2011)^[1] was a United States federal judge.^[2]

Born in Magee, Mississippi, Russell received a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1935, and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1937. He was a claims adjuster in Jackson, Mississippi from 1937 to 1938. He was in private practice in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 1938 to 1941, and was a Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Naval Intelligence during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 1945 to 1965.

On September 24, 1965, Russell was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Sidney C. Mize. Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1965, and received his commission the following day. He served as chief judge from 1971 to 1982, assuming senior status on October 25, 1983.

References

• Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.