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.

Education

Ohio State University College of Law
Read law, 1915

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

External links

Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

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	v • d • e Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1940)
1933	Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough
1934	Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan
1935	Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • Stephens • Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich
1936	Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood
1937	Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche
1938	Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed
1939	Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin
1940	Bard • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller

	v • d • e Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1941-1945)
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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	Brown • Davis • Foley • Laws • Ridge

	v • d • e Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
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Former judges	Cecil • Druffel • Duncan • Hickenlooper • Hogan • Hollister • Hough • Kinneary • Leavitt • Nevin • Peck • Peck II • Porter • Rubin • Sage • Sater • Swing • Thompson • Underwood • Weinman