# Donald Roe Ross > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Donald_Roe_Ross > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Donald_Roe_Ross.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Roe_Ross > Source revision: 1347550538 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American judge (1922–2013)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Donald Ross | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = [Senior Judge](/source/Senior_status) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit) | term_start = June 13, 1987 | term_end = December 18, 2013 | office1 = Judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit) | term_start1 = December 12, 1970 | term_end1 = June 13, 1987 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = [Richard Nixon](/source/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon) | predecessor1 = [Harry Blackmun](/source/Harry_Blackmun) | successor1 = [C. Arlen Beam](/source/C._Arlen_Beam) | pronunciation = | birth_name = Donald Roe Ross | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|06|08}} | birth_place = [Orleans](/source/Orleans%2C_Nebraska), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|12|18|1922|06|08}} | death_place = [Omaha](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska) | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = [University of Nebraska College of Law](/source/University_of_Nebraska_College_of_Law) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor)) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Donald Roe Ross''' (June 8, 1922 – December 18, 2013) was a [United States circuit judge](/source/United_States_federal_judge) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit). ==Education and career== Born in [Orleans](/source/Orleans%2C_Nebraska), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska), Ross was in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) as an [Air Corps](/source/United_States_Army_Air_Corps) Major from 1942 to 1946. He received a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Nebraska College of Law](/source/University_of_Nebraska_College_of_Law) in 1948. He was in private practice in [Lexington](/source/Lexington%2C_Nebraska), Nebraska from 1948 to 1953. He was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) Executive Committeeman in the state of Nebraska from 1952 to 1953 when he became Mayor of Lexington. Ross was the [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the District of Nebraska from 1953 to 1956 and was in private practice in [Omaha](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska), Nebraska from 1956 to 1970. He was general counsel for the Republican Party of Nebraska from 1956 to 1958. He served as a Committeeman from Nebraska to the [Republican National Committee](/source/Republican_National_Committee) from 1958 to 1970 and was Vice Chairman for his delegation from 1965 to 1970.{{FJC Bio|2057|nid=1387166|name=Donald Roe Ross}} ==Federal judicial service== On November 30, 1970, Ross was nominated by President [Richard Nixon](/source/Richard_Nixon) to a seat on the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit) vacated by Judge [Harry Blackmun](/source/Harry_Blackmun). He was confirmed by the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) on December 11, 1970, and received his commission on December 12, 1970. He assumed [senior status](/source/senior_status) on June 13, 1987, and died following an illness at his home in Omaha on December 18, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donald-ross-obituary?pid=1000000168636552|title=Donald Ross Obituary - Omaha, Nebraska|last=admin|date=19 December 2013|website=Legacy.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20131221/NEWS/131229799 |title=Retired Judge Donald Ross of Omaha lived by a simple rule: Do what's right - Omaha.com |website=www.omaha.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228173547/http://www.omaha.com/article/20131221/NEWS/131229799 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead}} ==See also== * [List of United States federal judges by longevity of service](/source/List_of_United_States_federal_judges_by_longevity_of_service) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{FJC Bio|2057|nid=1387166|name=Donald Roe Ross}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before=[Harry Blackmun](/source/Harry_Blackmun)}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit)}}|years=1970–1987}} {{s-aft|after=[C. Arlen Beam](/source/C._Arlen_Beam)}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Donald Roe}} Category:1922 births Category:2013 deaths Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Category:Mayors of places in Nebraska Category:Nebraska Republicans Category:People from Lexington, Nebraska Category:People from Harlan County, Nebraska Category:United States Army Air Forces officers Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by Richard Nixon Category:University of Nebraska College of Law alumni {{US-federal-judge-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Donald Roe Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Roe_Ross) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Roe_Ross?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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