Marshall Allen Neill

Who was Marshall Allen Neill?

Marshall Allen Neill was a United States federal judge.

Born in Pullman, Washington, Neill received a B.A. from Washington State University in 1935 and a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1938. He was in private practice in Pullman, Washington from 1938 to 1967, serving as city attorney of Pullman, Washington from 1939 to 1952. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He was an assistant state attorney general of Washington between 1946 to 1967, and a lecturer at Washington State University from 1946 to 1957. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1949 to 1956 and of the Washington State Senate from 1957 to 1967. He was an Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1967 to 1972.

On June 13, 1972, Neill was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington vacated by Charles Lawrence Powell. Neill was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 2, 1972, and received his commission on August 9, 1972. He served as chief judge from 1973-1979. Neill served in that capacity until his death.