Background
Russell, Charles Stevens was born on February 23, 1926 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Herbert and Nita M. (Stevens) Russell.
educator state supreme court justice
Russell, Charles Stevens was born on February 23, 1926 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Herbert and Nita M. (Stevens) Russell.
Bachelor of Arts, University Virginia, 1946; Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1948.
Associate, Jesse, Phillips, Klinge & Kendrick, Arlington, Virginia, 1951-1957;
partner, Jesse, Phillips, Klinge & Kendrick, Arlington, Virginia, 1957-1960;
partner, Phillips, Kendrick, Gearheart and Aylor, Arlington, 1960-1967;
judge, 17th Judicial Court Virginia, Arlington, 1967-1982;
judge, Supreme Court Virginia, Richmond, 1982-1991;
retired, Supreme Court Virginia, Richmond. Member judicial county Virginia, 1977-1982. Adjunct Professor law George Mason U., Arlington, 1977-1986, T.C. Williams School Law U. Richmond, 1987-1990.
Member Executive Committee Virginia State Bar, Richmond, 1964-1967. Member of faculty National Judicial College, Reno, since 1980, Appellate Judges Institute, New York University, since 1986.
Member Advisory Committee on Youth, Arlington. Member of national council of trustees Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1986-1991. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve,1944-1951.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Arlington County Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Richmond Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute (advising committee on complex litigation 1989-1991).
Married Carolyn Elizabeth Abrams, March 18, 1951. Children: Charles Stevens Junior, David Tyler.