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| Mell Underwood | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Active: | 2/12/1936 - 12/31/1965 |
| Chief: | 1953 - 1962 |
| Senior: | 12/31/1965 - 3/8/1972 |
| Preceded by: | Benson Hough |
| Succeeded by: | Joseph Kinneary |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | January 30, 1892 |
| Home State: | Rose Farm, OH |
| Deceased: | March 8, 1972 |
| Law School: | Ohio State University College of Law; Read law, 1915 |
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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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mell Underwood's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial 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 | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Susan Dlott • Edmund Sargus • Algenon Marbley • Thomas Rose • Gregory Frost • Michael Watson • Michael Barrett • Timothy S. Black | ||
| Senior judges |
Sandra Beckwith • S. Arthur Spiegel • Herman Weber • George Smith • James Graham • Walter Rice • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Merz • Mark Abel • Norah King • Terence Kemp • Sharon Ovington • Karen L. Litkovitz • Elizabeth Preston Deavers • Stephanie Bowman • Michael J. Newman • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Holschuh • 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 • Timothy Hogan • Joseph Kinneary • John Peck II • David Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Sandra Beckwith • John Holschuh • James Graham • Walter Rice • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • Timothy Hogan • Joseph Kinneary • David Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
