{{short description|American judge (1900–1955)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Robert Lee Russell | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | term_start = October 21, 1949 | term_end = January 18, 1955 | nominator = | appointer = Harry S. Truman | predecessor = Samuel Hale Sibley | successor = John Robert Brown | office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | term1 = 1949 | predecessor1 = ''Office established'' | successor1 = Maurice Neil Andrews | office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | term_start2 = August 15, 1940 | term_end2 = October 26, 1949<!--Termination date per FJC Bio, reflects oath date at Fifth Circuit.--> | nominator2 = | appointer2 = Franklin D. Roosevelt | predecessor2 = ''Seat established by 54 Stat. 219'' | successor2 = Frank Arthur Hooper | pronunciation = | birth_name = Robert Lee Russell | birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|08|19}} | birth_place = Winder, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|01|18|1900|08|19}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | height = | spouse = Sybil Nannette Millsaps | partner = | relations = | children = 3, including Robert Jr. | parents = {{ubl|Richard Russell Sr.|Ina Dillard Russell}} | relatives = Russell family | education = read law | occupation = | signature = | signature_alt = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }} '''Robert Lee Russell''' (August 19, 1900 – January 18, 1955) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
==Education and career== Born in Winder, Georgia, Russell was the brother of Richard Russell Jr. He was educated in Winder and attended the University of Georgia before leaving to study law in the office of his father, Richard Russell Sr. He was admitted to the bar in 1920 and practiced in Atlanta as a partner in his father's firm from 1920 to 1923. He was his father's secretary and law clerk during the elder Russell's service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1923 to 1928, and then returned to private practice in Winder.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|2076|nid=1387261|name=Robert Lee Russell<!--(1900–1955)-->}}</ref>
==Federal judicial service== Russell was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 5, 1940, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to a new seat authorized by 54 Stat. 219. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 8, 1940, and received his commission on August 15, 1940. He served as Chief Judge in 1949. His service terminated on October 26, 1949, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.<ref name="auto"/>
Russell was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on October 15, 1949, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Samuel Hale Sibley. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1949, and received his commission on October 21, 1949. He died on January 18, 1955, ending his service.<ref name="auto"/>
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==External links== * {{FJC Bio|2076|nid=1387261|name=Robert Lee Russell<!--(1900–1955)-->}} *{{Find a Grave|27976873}}
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