Donald Roe Ross

Personal

Birthday: 
6/8/1922
Birthplace: 
Orleans, NE
Date of Death: 
12/18/2013
Place of Death: 
Omaha, NE
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army major, Air Corps, 1942-1946
Private practice, Lexington, Nebraska, 1948-1953
Member, Republican Executive Committee, Nebraska, 1952-1953
Mayor, Lexington, Nebraska, 1953
U.S. attorney for the District of Nebraska, 1953-1956
Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1956-1970
General counsel, Republican Party of Nebraska, 1956-1958
Member from Nebraska, Republican National Committee, 1958-1970; vice chairman, 1965-1970

Education

Name of School: 

University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law

We are just the right size for a law school, large enough to provide a curriculum to satisfy virtually every taste, but small enough to be a real community. We know each other here. Faculty members know students by name; students know each other well; I know most students by sight, if not by name. If you would prefer to be a number, this is definitely not the place for you. I invite you to explore the College through this website or, even better, to visit us in person. You will discover that the College is an inviting and exciting community. I welcome you to come see for yourself that "There is No Place Like Nebraska."

Degree: 
J.D.
Degree Year: 
1948

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name: 

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/12/1970
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/13/1987
Termination Date: 
12/18/2013
Termination Reason: 
Death