Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. (March 15, 1913 – April 16, 2011) was a United States federal judge.Born in Magee, Mississippi, Russell received a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1935, and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1937. He was a claims adjuster in Jackson, Mississippi from 1937 to 1938. He was in private practice in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 1938 to 1941, and was a Lieutenant Commander in U.S.