Griffin Boyette Bell
1918–2009 · Americus, GA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Judge | John F. Kennedy (Democratic) | Feb 9, 1962 | Resignation, Mar 1, 1976 |
Education
- Mercer University School of Law, LL.B., 1948
Professional Career
Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1948-1952; Private practice, Rome, Georgia, 1952-1953; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1953-1961, 1976, 1979-2009; Chief of staff, Gov. Ernest Vandiver, Georgia, 1959-1961; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1973-1976; Attorney General of the United States, 1977-1979
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,824 opinions from 1961 to 1977
- Coastal Petroleum Co. v. Secretary of Army 1977
- Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi 1976
- United States v. James E. Riebschlaeger and Ruben Cortez Alaniz 1976
- Henry Lee Bryan v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Henry Wade, District Attorney, Fidelity & Deposit Co.& Lena Giddens 1976
- Harold S. Golden and David Fincher v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club 1976
- Quincy Lairsey and Frances Lairsey v. The Advance Abrasives Company 1976
- Jeanette Weaver and Russell A. Crockett v. General Finance Corp. 1976
- United States v. James 1976
- John B. Rosser v. Henry L. Newman, John A. Shaffer, Federal Aviation Administration and United States of America 1976
- United States v. Barber Henry McCray 1976
- Sidney F. Brown, Jr. v. David C. Lundgren, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution 1976
- Gary Maness v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections 1976
- United States v. David Furr 1976
- Perez v. Ford Motor Co. 1976
- Raymond Muzquiz v. City of San Antonio 1976
- William J. Warner, Jr., Etc. v. Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the City of New Orleans, and Its Members, Capt. Alvin H. Rankin 1976
- United States v. Edward L. Jennings, A/K/A Biggum Jennings, Robert Louis Hawkins and Bobby Gene Younger 1976
- Horne Plumbing and Heating Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor 1976
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections v. John Sykes 1976
- United States v. Richard Glynn Byrd 1976
- Ralph Easley, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Dorothy Easley, Deceased v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 1976
- United States v. William E. Fleetwood, III 1976
- Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service 1976
- United States v. Charles Joseph Larson, A/K/A Chuck Larson and Fred Steve Palilla 1976
- United States v. Howell 1976
- Southeastern Financial Corp. v. Smith 1976
- Stowers v. Mahon 1976
- United States v. Sexton Cove Estates, Inc. 1976
- Weiszmann v. District Engineer, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 1976
- United States v. Joseph G. Moretti, Inc. 1976
- Joseph G. Moretti, Inc. v. Hoffman 1976
- United States v. Jackson 1976
- United States v. Works 1976
- Escobar Ordonez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service 1976
- United States v. Thevis 1976
- Marion Williams v. Cecil McCall Chairman, Etc. 1976
- Davis v. Board of School Commissioners 1976
- United States v. Martinez 1976
- Carter v. Noble 1976
- Williams v. United Credit Plan of Chalmette, Inc. 1976
- Stokes v. Peyton's Inc. 1976
- Gravitt v. United States 1976
- United States v. Prout 1976
- McGeehan v. Wainwright 1976
- Biedenharn Realty Co. v. United States 1976
- Local No. 293 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees v. Local No. 293-A of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees 1976
- Cliff, Jr., Inc. v. M. V. Captain Will 1976
- United States v. Larson 1976
- United States v. Larson 1976
- Henderson v. Fort Worth Independent School District 1976
- Morgan v. Massey 1976
- Pennino v. Morris Kirschman & Co. 1976
- United States v. Prevatt 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. General Cinema Corp. 1976
- Shell Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission 1976
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree Thompson 1976
- Virgil L. Burton v. G.A.C. Finance Company 1976
- United States v. James R. Madden 1976
- Eloise Ingraham, as Next Friend, Etc. v. Willie J. Wright, I, Individually, Etc. 1976
- John-Tyrone Martin v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections 1976
- United States v. Holmes 1976
- Gene E. Walker v. W. J. Estelle, Cirector Texas Department of Corrections 1976
- L. H. Burnley v. Ronnie Thompson, Etc. 1975
- Marvin Tragash Co., Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture, Earl Butz, Secretary of Agriculture 1975
- United States v. Joey Michael Noles 1975
- Dupuy-Busching General Agency, Inc. v. Ambassador Insurance Co. 1975
- United States v. William Calvin Slater, Jr. 1975
- R. O. Bennett v. Faircape Steamship Corporation 1975
- J. Acevedo & Sons v. United States 1975
- Robert Lee Clay v. J. D. Henderson 1975
- Arlice Huffman v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Dept. Of Corrections 1975
- United States v. Howard James Beaver 1975
- The Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. v. New England Oyster House, Inc. 1975
- United States v. Leon Edgar Butts, A/K/A Sonny Butts 1975
- United States v. David Allen Hicks, Clay Edward Barnett, and Douglas William Hicks 1975
- Gary L. Jones v. William A. Anderson, Sheriff, Etc., Etc. 1975
- United States v. Doyle Ray Henderson 1975
- Warner v. Board of Trustees 1975
- Arthur Earvin Stepp v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections 1975
- United States v. Charles M. Moreland, Bobby J. Butler 1975
- United States v. David Calvin Lentz 1975
- Parrish v. Board of Commissioners 1975
- United States v. Thomas Boyd Kellum and Jane K. Kellum 1975
- Jerry Eugene Gravitt v. United States 1975
- National Labor Relations Board v. Atlanta Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union 527, Afl-Cio 1975
- Bobby Hardwick v. R. Brinson, Chief Mail Clerk, Georgia State Prison, and Joseph S. Hopper, Warden 1975
- United States v. Oakley G. Smith 1975
- United States v. Harold Smith 1975
- Mississippi Public Service Commission v. Federal Power Commission, Mississippi Power & Light Company v. Federal Power Commission 1975
- Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp. 1975
- Charles Whitmore La Bar, Jr. v. United States of America 1975
- Roman Casey v. United States of America, United States of America v. Roman Casey 1975
- N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama and Bill Baxley, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, United States of America, Amicus Curiae 1975
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary 1975
- George James Cook v. United States 1975
- Thrift Drug, a Division of J. C. Penney Company, Inc., Petitioner-Cross v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross 1975
- Shell Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission, and Consolidated Cases. In Re National Rate Cases for New Gas 1975
- Edwin L. Loftis v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections 1975
- Knox v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters 1975
- United States v. Richard Glynn Byrd 1975