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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Georgia_Southwestern_State_University
gptkb:Mercer_University
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gptkbp:appointedBy
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gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Emory_Medal
gptkb:ABA_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1918-10-31
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Americus,_Georgia,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Griffin_B._Bell_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2009-01-05
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_USA
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Griffin_Boyette_Bell
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Griffin Bell
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:notableWork
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served on the Fifth Circuit Court during desegregation era
helped establish the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
involved in civil rights cases as a judge
oversaw reforms in the Department of Justice post-Watergate
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
politician
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:United_States_Senator
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Edward_H._Levi
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Oak_Grove_Cemetery,_Americus,_Georgia
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Powell
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Benjamin_Civiletti
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1979
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gptkbp:termStart
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1977
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edward_H._Levi
gptkb:Georgia_Southwestern_State_University
gptkb:King_&_Spalding
gptkb:Mercer_University
gptkb:Benjamin_Civiletti
gptkb:Edward_Levi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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