James C. Connell was a United States federal judge

United States federal judge

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Connell was born in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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. He received an LL.B.

Bachelor of Laws

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 from John Marshall School of Law

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 in Cleveland in 1918. He was in private practice of law

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 in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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 from 1918 to 1922. He was an assistant police prosecutor

Prosecutor

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 for the City of Cleveland from 1922 to 1923 and was an assistant county prosecutor

Prosecutor

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 of Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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 from 1923 to 1928. He was in private practice of law in Cleveland from 1928 to 1941. He was a judge to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Ohio Courts of Common Pleas

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 from 1941 to 1954.

President

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 Dwight D. Eisenhower

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 nominated Connell to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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 on June 24, 1954, to a new seat created by . Confirmed

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 by the Senate

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 on August 10, 1954, and received his commission

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 the same day. He served as chief judge

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 from 1960 to 1967 and assumed senior status

Senior status

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 on September 21, 1971. He remained on the court until his death on October 30, 1973.

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