Marshall Allen Neill

Marshall Allen Neill (born August 23, 1914 in Pullman , Washington , † October 6, 1979 ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President Richard Nixon , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the eastern district of Washington from 1972 until his death in 1979 .

Career

After graduating from school, Marshall Neill attended Washington State College until 1935 , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts . This was followed by the Juris Doctor from the College of Law at the University of Idaho in 1938. He then practiced as a lawyer in his hometown of Pullman until 1967. Between 1939 and 1952 he served there as a city trial attorney, interrupted from service in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, in which he reached the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade . He was also Deputy Attorney General of Washington State from 1946 to 1967 and a lecturer at Washington State University from 1946 to 1957 .

During this time he also embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1949 to 1956 and served on the State Senate from 1957 to 1967 . He then became an associate judge on the Washington Supreme Court .

On June 13, 1972, Neill was appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington by President Nixon to succeed Charles Lawrence Powell . After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place on August 2 of the same year, he was able to take up his post seven days later, which he held until his death on October 6, 1979; from 1973 he also acted as chairman ( chief judge ) of the court. He was succeeded by Justin Lowe Quackenbush . Marshall Neill was buried in the Pullman Municipal Cemetery.

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↑ Port Angeles Evening News from Port Angeles, Washington · Page 2 (April 8, 1963)

personal data
SURNAME	Neill, Marshall Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 23, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pullman , Washington
DATE OF DEATH	October 6, 1979

[1] Port Angeles Evening News from Port Angeles, Washington · Page 2 (April 8, 1963)