Ellwood Blake Chappell (May 4, 1889 – October 18, 1968) was a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1943 to 1961.
Born in Osmond, Nebraska, Chappell "earned his way through high school by shining shoes" in a barber shop, and was later a barber during his college years.[1] He received a B.A., an LL.B., and a degree in pharmacy from the University of Nebraska, in 1916.[1] He was a captain in the judge advocate department during World War I, and otherwise practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1923, when he was elected as a police judge.[1] In 1925, he became a municipal judge, and he was a district judge of the Nebraska Third District Court from 1929 to 1943.[1] He was elected to the state supreme court in 1942, taking office the following year and serving until his retirement in 1961.[1]
Chappell died in Nebraska at the age of 69.[1]