John Rolly Ross

Judge John Rolly Ross

Personal

Birthday:

3/1/1899

Birthplace:

Boston, MA

Date of Death:

4/22/1963

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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, Nevada, 1934
City attorney, Carson City, Nevada, 1947-1951
Member, governor`s legislative counsel, Nevada, 1947, 1951, 1953

Education

Name of School:

University of Nevada, Reno

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1923

Name of School - Second:

Stanford University Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1926

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Nevada

Court Name:

Nevada District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/15/1954

Termination Date:

4/22/1963

Termination Reason:

Death