Donnell Gilliam (March 12, 1889 – March 6, 1960) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Donnell Gilliam
North Carolina Eastern District Court
Born 1889 in Tarboro, NC
Died 1960 in Tarboro, NC
FJC ID: 859
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 4/year
North Carolina Eastern District Court · 1945–1960
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina1923–1945
- State of North CarolinaDistrict solicitor · 1923–1945
Appointments
1945–1960 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1910- University of North CarolinaB.A. · 1909