Griffin Bell
Griffin Boyette Bell (1918-2009) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Bell received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1962, and received his commission on February 9th. He resigned on March 1, 1976.[1] Bell died on January 5, 2009.
Education
- Mercer University School of Law, LL.B., 1948[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1948-1952
- Private practice, Rome, Georgia, 1952-1953
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1953-1961
- Chief of staff, Governor Vandiver, Georgia, 1959-1961
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976
- Attorney General of the United States, 1977-1979
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979-2009[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Bell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1962–1976 |
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
