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Judge Donald Stuart Russell
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Donald Stuart Russell served as Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1971 to 1998. The appointment came from Richard Nixon in 1971. Earlier federal service: District Court, D. South Carolina.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Richard Nixon
- Active
- 1966 – 1998
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Well Qualified (1966)
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1971 – 1998) — appointed by Richard Nixon
- JudgeDistrict Court, D. South Carolina (1966 – 1971) — appointed by Lyndon Johnson
- Deputy director1945 – present
- U.S. Army major1944 – present
- assistant to director of war mobilization1943 – present
- assistant director of economic stabilization1942 – present
- U.S. senator from South Carolina1965 – 1966
- Governor1963 – 1965
- Private practice1957 – 1963
- President1951 – 1957
- Private practice1947 – 1951
- Assistant secretary of state1945 – 1947
- Price Adjustment Board1942 – 1943
- Private practice1930 – 1942
- Private practice1929 – 1930
Cases before Judge Russell
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