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Lester LeFevre Cecil

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Lester LeFevre Cecil served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Jul 15, 1959.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Jul 15, 1959
Born
1893

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of OhioDwight D. Eisenhower · Apr 23, 1953 – Jul 29, 1959
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Jul 15, 1959 – Nov 26, 1982

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.B., 1917

Career

Private practice, Dayton, Ohio, 1917-1918, 1918-1922; U.S. Army sergeant, 1918; City prosecutor, Dayton, Ohio, 1922-1925; Judge, Dayton [Ohio] Municipal Court, 1926-1929; Judge, Montgomery County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1929-1953; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1962-1963

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Lester LeFevre Cecil, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1378981/lester-lefevre-cecil (accessed 2026-10-13).

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