Donnell Gilliam

American judge

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 .

Education and career

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Donnell Gilliam was born in Tarboro, North Carolina on March 12, 1889. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1909 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1910. He was in private practice in Tarboro from 1923 to 1945, also serving as a North Carolina district solicitor from 1923 to 1945.

Federal judicial service

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On May 3, 1945, Gilliam was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Isaac Melson Meekins . Gilliam was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 15, 1945, and received his commission on May 18, 1945. He assumed senior status on March 16, 1959, serving in that capacity until his death on March 6, 1960, in Tarboro.

References

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1. ↑ History of North Carolina: North Carolina Biography, by Special Staff of Writers . Vol. V. The Lewis Publishing Company . 1919. p. 239. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Internet Archive.

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Sources

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• Donnell Gilliam at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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