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Samuel H. Bell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Samuel H. Bell served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Dec 21, 1982. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Dec 21, 1982
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1925
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of OhioRonald Reagan · Dec 21, 1982 – Dec 23, 2010
Education
- College of WoosterB.A., 1947
- Akron School of Law (now University of Akron School of Law)J.D., 1952
Career
Private practice, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1956-1968; Assistant prosecutor, Summit County, Ohio, 1957-1959; Special counsel, Ohio attorney general, 1959-1966; Assistant solicitor/special trial counsel, Tallmadge, Ohio, 1963-1965; Judge, Cuyahoga Falls [Ohio] Municipal Court, 1968-1973; Judge, Summit County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1973-1977; Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth Appellate District, 1977-1982
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