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John Rolly Ross
John Rolly Ross (1899-1963) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Ross was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 3, 1954, to a seat created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 13th, and received his commission on May 15th. From 1961 to 1963, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 22, 1963. Ross was succeeded in this position by Bruce Thompson.
Early life and education
- University of Nevada, A.B., 1923
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1926
Professional career
- U.S. Army, World War I
- Private practice, 1926-1954
- District attorney, Lyon County, Nevada, 1927-1929
- City attorney, Youngton, Nevada, 1929-1939
- Republican state chairman, 1934
- City attorney, Carson City, Nevada, 1947-1951
- Governor's legislative counsel, 1947, 1951, 1953
Judicial career
District of Nevada
Ross was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 3, 1954, to a seat created by 68 Stat. 8.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on May 13th, and received his commission on May 15th. From 1961 to 1963, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 22, 1963. Ross was succeeded in this position by Bruce Thompson.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Nevada 1954–1963 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Bruce Thompson
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||