Dan Monroe Russell Jr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Dan Monroe Russell Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1913–2011
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Mississippi 1935 · University of Mississippi Law 1937
- Succeeded
- Sidney Carr Mize
- Succeeded by
- Tom Stewart Lee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Southern District of Mississippi succeeded Sidney Carr Mize | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Mississippi | B.A. | 1935 |
| University of Mississippi School of Law | LL.B. | 1937 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Russell was assigned 1,795 district-court cases (1986–2006). Median time from filing to termination: 272 days across 1,794 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Russell authored 115 published opinions for the court (1966–1999). Most cited: Hunter v. American Express Travel Related Services (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hunter v. American Express Travel Related Services | 643 F. Supp. 168 | 21 |
| 1985 | Gorman v. Southeastern Fidelity Insurance | 621 F. Supp. 33 | 20 |
| 1989 | Robinette Ex Rel. McMahon v. American Liberty Insurance | 720 F. Supp. 577 | 18 |
| 1988 | Davis v. Time Insurance | 698 F. Supp. 1317 | 18 |
| 1982 | Piney Woods Country Life School v. Shell Oil Co. | 539 F. Supp. 957 | 18 |
| 1982 | Riddell v. National Democratic Party | 545 F. Supp. 252 | 17 |
| 1987 | Western Fire Insurance v. Copeland | 651 F. Supp. 1051 | 16 |
| 1980 | St. Arnaud v. Allstate Insurance | 501 F. Supp. 192 | 16 |
| 1977 | In Re Hammons | 438 F. Supp. 1143 | 16 |
| 1983 | Jones v. Thigpen | 555 F. Supp. 870 | 13 |
| 1998 | Shamburger v. Grand Casino of Mississippi, Inc. | 84 F. Supp. 2d 794 | 12 |
| 1991 | Schloegel v. Boswell | 766 F. Supp. 563 | 11 |
| 1981 | Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District | 541 F. Supp. 904 | 11 |
| 1997 | Cuevas v. EI DuPont De Nemours and Co. | 956 F. Supp. 1306 | 9 |
| 1986 | In Re Greene County Hospital | 59 B.R. 388 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 115 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dan Monroe Russell Jr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Dan Monroe Russell Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in 1965.
- Was Dan Monroe Russell Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dan Monroe Russell Jr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dan Monroe Russell Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Dan Monroe Russell Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 1, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Dan Monroe Russell Jr. on?
- Dan Monroe Russell Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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45 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).