9 3 0 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Offic ers ▁Reserve ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Ref eree ▁in ▁Bank rupt cy ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁ ▁of ▁Illinois ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁ ▁How ell ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 7 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁How ell ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁Cla ims ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁John ▁Mar vin ▁Jones . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁How ell ▁was ▁initially ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Judge ▁under ▁Article ▁I , ▁but ▁the ▁court ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁Article ▁III ▁status ▁by ▁operation ▁of ▁law ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁How ell ▁there after ▁served ▁as