Mell Gilbert Underwood

Biography of Mell Gilbert Underwood

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Underwood
• First Name: Mell
• Middle Name: Gilbert
• Date of Birth: January , 30 , 1892
• Place of Birth (POB): Rose Farm , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Date of Death: March , 8 , 1972
• Place of Death (POD): near New Lexington , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Mell Gilbert Underwood Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/27/1936
• Seat vacated by: Hough , Benson W.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/27/1936
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/03/1936
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/04/1936
• Commission Date: 02/12/1936
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1953
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1962
• Retirement from Active Service: 12/31/1965
• Date of Termination: 03/08/1972
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Mell Gilbert Underwood in the Law School

• Name of School: Ohio State University College of Law

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1915

Mell Gilbert Underwood Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Lexington, Ohio, 1915-1923
• Prosecutor, Perry County, Ohio, 1917-1921
• Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, 1920
• U.S. representative from Ohio, 1923-1936

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