Sam H. Bell
Sam H. Bell | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| In office October 30, 1996 – December 23, 2010 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| In office December 22, 1982 – October 30, 1996 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Krupansky |
| Succeeded by | James S. Gwin |
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| Born | Samuel H. Bell December 31, 1925 Rochester, New York |
| Died | December 23, 2010 (aged 84) Akron, Ohio |
| Education | College of Wooster (B.A.) American University University of Akron School of Law (J.D.) |
Sam H. Bell (December 31, 1925 – December 23, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Early life and education
Born in Rochester, New York, Bell was the only child of Marie (Willis) Bell and Samuel Bell. The family moved to Akron, Ohio, where Bell attended Buchtel High School before going to the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He graduated from Wooster with a Bachelor of Arts degree and married Joyce Shaw. They had two children. Bell pursued post-graduate studies at American University in Washington, D.C., and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law in 1952.[1]
Career
He was admitted to the bar of the State of
Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals and later was elected to that position, serving until 1982.[1]
Federal judicial service
Bell was nominated by President
Cleveland, Ohio and then later in Akron. He assumed senior status on October 30, 1996. He died in Akron on December 23, 2010.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Bell, Samuel H. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer.
Sources
- Samuel H. Bell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Samuel H. Bell. History of the Sixth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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