Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen

Francis Xavier Joseph Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, PC, known as Frank Russell (2 July 1867 – 20 December 1946) was a British judge.

Early life and career at the bar The fourth son of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, the Lord Chief Justice of England, and of Ellen Mulholland, Frank Russell was educated at Beaumont College and Oriel College, Oxford, where he gained a First in Jurisprudence in 1890. He was active in the Oxford Union, and in 1887 made a speech in favour of Home Rule that led A. V. Dicey, an opponent of Home Rule, to write a letter of congratulations to his father.

He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1893. He practised at the Chancery bar in the chambers of Matthew Ingle Joyce. In 1908 he was appointed a king's counsel. As was customary for Chancery silks, Russell attached himself to the court of one Chancery Division judge, first to the court of Mr Justice Swinfen Eady, then to that of Mr Justice Astbury. His practice was very successful, and in 1918 he became one of the 'specials' at the Chancery bar, i.e. a barrister who charged a £50 extra fee for any court appearance.