Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.

Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.
Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
	In office; July 31, 1984 – September 25, 2000
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
	In office; April 24, 1970 – July 31, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	John Simpson Hastings
Succeeded by	Daniel Anthony Manion
Personal details
Born	Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.; December 6, 1915; Shelbyville, Indiana
Died	September 25, 2000 (aged 84); Evanston, Illinois
Education	Indiana University Bloomington (A.B.); Harvard Law School (J.D.)

Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. (December 6, 1915 – September 25, 2000) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Shelbyville, Indiana, Pell received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1937 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1940. He was in private practice in Shelbyville from 1940 to 1942. He was a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Birmingham, Alabama from 1942 to 1945, returning to private practice in Shelbyville from 1946 to 1970. He was a deputy state attorney general of Indiana from 1952 to 1955.[1]

On January 23, 1970, Pell was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge John Simpson Hastings. Pell was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1970, and received his commission on April 24, 1970. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1984, and served in that capacity until his death on September 25, 2000, in Evanston, Illinois.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by John Simpson Hastings	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1970–1984	Succeeded by Daniel Anthony Manion

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