Donald Roe Ross (June 8, 1922 – December 18, 2013) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Orleans,

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, Ross was in the

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as an Air Corps Major from 1942 to 1946. He received a

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from the

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in 1948. He was in private practice in Lexington, Nebraska from 1948 to 1953. He was a Republican Executive Committeeman in the state of Nebraska from 1952 to 1953 when he became Mayor of Lexington. Ross was the

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for the District of Nebraska from 1953 to 1956 and was in private practice in

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, Nebraska from 1956 to 1970. He was general counsel for the Republican Party of Nebraska from 1956 to 1958. He served as a Committeeman from Nebraska to the

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from 1958 to 1970 and was Vice Chairman for his delegation from 1965 to 1970.

Federal judicial service

On November 30, 1970, Ross was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on December 11, 1970, and received his commission on December 12, 1970. He assumed senior status on June 13, 1987, and died following an illness at his home in Omaha on December 18, 2013.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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