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Robert Cook Bell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Robert Cook Bell served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 10, 1933.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jun 10, 1933
- Born
- 1880
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MinnesotaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 10, 1933 – Mar 17, 1964
Education
- University of Missouri School of LawLL.B., 1908
Career
Private practice, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1908-1916; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Minnesota, 1916-1918, 1921; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, 1918-1920; Private practice, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 1921-1933; Counsel, Red Lake Indians, Minnesota, 1927-1933; Counsel, Pillager Indians, Minnesota, 1930-1933; State senator, Minnesota, 1928-1933
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Robert Cook Bell, District Court for the District of Minnesota,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1377701/robert-cook-bell (accessed 2026-10-13).