Donald Ross
| Donald Ross | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge(Inactive) |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 12/12/1970 - 6/13/1987 |
| Senior: | 6/13/1987-Current |
| Preceded by: | Harry Blackmun |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1922 |
| Law School: | U. of Nebraska Law '48 |
Donald Roe Ross (1922-present) is a federal judge on senior status for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Ross was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 30, 1970, to a seat vacated by Harry Blackmun; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1970, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on June 13, 1987.
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., 1948
Professional career
- U.S. Army Air Corps Major, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Lexington, Nebraska, 1948-1953
- Republican Executive Committee, Nebraska, 1952-1953
- Mayor, Lexington, Nebraska, 1953
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 1953-1956
- Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1956-1970
- General counsel, Republican Party of Nebraska, 1956-1958
- Committeeman from Nebraska, Republican National Committee, 1958-1970
- Vice chairman, 1965-1970
See also
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harry Blackmun |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1970–present |
Succeeded by: Arlen Beam |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
