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Griffin Boyette Bell

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962

Griffin Boyette Bell , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Griffin Boyette Bell (October 31, 1918 – January 5, 2009) was the 72nd Attorney General of the United States, having served under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, he was a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education

  • Mercer University School of LawLL.B., 1948

Career

Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1948-1952; Private practice, Rome, Georgia, 1952-1953; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1953-1961, 1976, 1979-2009; Chief of staff, Gov. Ernest Vandiver, Georgia, 1959-1961; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1973-1976; Attorney General of the United States, 1977-1979

Biography

Griffin Boyette Bell (October 31, 1918 – January 5, 2009) was the 72nd Attorney General of the United States, having served under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, he was a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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