John Rolly Ross
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
In office
1961–1963
Preceded byRoger Thomas Foley
Succeeded byRoger D. Foley
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
In office
May 15, 1954 – April 22, 1963
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byBruce Rutherford Thompson
Personal details
Born
John Rolly Ross

(1899-03-01)March 1, 1899
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedApril 22, 1963(1963-04-22) (aged 64)
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Reno (A.B.)
Stanford Law School (J.D.)

John Rolly Ross (March 1, 1899 – April 22, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Education and career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Ross graduated from Lyon County High School, Nevada.[1] He was in the United States Army in World War I and served in France.[1] Upon return, he received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1923 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1926. He was in private practice from 1926 to 1954. He was district attorney of Lyon County from 1927 to 1929 and a city attorney of Yerington, Nevada from 1929 to 1939. He was the Republican State Chairman in 1934, and was city attorney of Carson City, Nevada from 1947 to 1951. He was a member of the Governor's Legislative Counsel in 1947, 1951, and 1953.[2]

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 1954, Ross was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 13, 1954, and received his commission on May 15, 1954. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 until his death on April 22, 1963.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "County Political Activities Slowly Gathering Momentum", The Mason Valley News, Yerington, Nevada, volume 18, number 4, page 1. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 John Rolly Ross at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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