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Gordon James Russell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · 1910
Gordon James Russell , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Gordon James Russell (December 22, 1859 – September 14, 1919) was a United States representative from Texas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Russell was nominated by President William H. Taft on May 27, 1910, to a seat vacated by David E. Bryant.
Education
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- University of GeorgiaA.B., 1877
Career
Private practice, Dalton, Georgia, 1878-1879; Private practice, Texas, 1884-1895; Private practice, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1884-1895; Judge, Van Zandt County [Texas] Court, 1890-1892; Private practice, Willsport, Texas, 1892-; District attorney, Seventh Judicial District, Texas, 1892-1896; Private practice, Tyler, Texas, 1895-; Judge, Texas District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1896-1902; U.S. representative from Texas, 1902-1910
Biography
Gordon James Russell (December 22, 1859 – September 14, 1919) was a United States representative from Texas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Russell was nominated by President William H. Taft on May 27, 1910, to a seat vacated by David E. Bryant.
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