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Donald Stuart Russell
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Donald Stuart Russell served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Apr 21, 1971. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Apr 21, 1971
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1906
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 20, 1966 – May 1, 1971
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitRichard M. Nixon · Apr 21, 1971 – Feb 22, 1998
Education
- University of South CarolinaA.B., 1925
- University of South Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1928
Career
Private practice, Union, South Carolina, 1929-1930; Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1930-1942, 1947-1951, 1957-1963; Price Adjustment Board, U.S. Department of War, 1942-1943; assistant director of economic stabilization, 1942; assistant to director of war mobilization, 1943; U.S. Army major, 1944; Deputy director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945; Assistant secretary of state, 1945-1947; President, University of South Carolina, 1951-1957; Governor, South Carolina, 1963-1965; U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1965-1966
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