- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- November 23, 1982
- Confirmed by the Senate
- December 21, 1982
- Commissioned
- December 22, 1982
- Took senior status
- October 30, 1996
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Death
Federal service record
Samuel H. Bell
Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Born 1925 · Died 2010 (per the source below).
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Service
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