Robert Lee Russell
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Lee Russell was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1900–1955
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1949
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Samuel Hale Sibley
- Succeeded by
- John Robert Brown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Northern District of Georgia | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1949 | Fifth Circuit succeeded Samuel Hale Sibley | Truman (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
| Read law | 1920 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Russell authored 11 published opinions for the court (1940–1949). Most cited: Fleming v. Atlantic Co. (27 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Fleming v. Atlantic Co. | 40 F. Supp. 654 | 27 |
| 1941 | Tucker v. Casualty Reciprocal Exchange | 40 F. Supp. 383 | 18 |
| 1940 | Saxton v. W. S. Askew Co. | 35 F. Supp. 519 | 16 |
| 1943 | King v. Stuart Motor Co. | 52 F. Supp. 727 | 13 |
| 1949 | Zuber v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 82 F. Supp. 670 | 12 |
| 1940 | American Surety Co. v. Sutherland | 35 F. Supp. 353 | 10 |
| 1942 | United States v. Childs | 43 F. Supp. 776 | 8 |
| 1948 | United States v. Maryland Baking Co. | 81 F. Supp. 560 | 7 |
| 1941 | Fleming v. Alterman | 38 F. Supp. 94 | 7 |
| 1949 | International Union United Automobile Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 83 F. Supp. 63 | 6 |
| 1948 | Durant v. Hiatt | 81 F. Supp. 948 | 6 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Robert Lee Russell?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Robert Lee Russell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1949.
- Was Robert Lee Russell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Lee Russell was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Lee Russell's confirmation vote?
- Robert Lee Russell was confirmed by voice vote on October 19, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Lee Russell on?
- Robert Lee Russell was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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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5 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).