Charles Neese
Charles Gelbert Neese (October 3, 1916-October 22, 1989) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
President John F. Kennedy nominated Neese to a recess appointment on November 20, 1961, to fill a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. Neese was then nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and was commissioned on February 17, 1962. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1982 with his service terminating on October 22, 1989, due to death.[1] Neese was succeeded in this position by Herbert Milburn.
Early life and education
- Cumberland University, LL.B., 1936
- Read law, 1938[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1938-1941
- Field secretary, U.S. Rep. Herron Pearson from Tennessee, 1940-1941
- Executive assistant and general counsel to state governor for unemployment compensation appeals and traffic and transportation, Tennessee, 1941-1944
- U.S. Naval Reserve Commander, 1945
- Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1945-1946
- Public relations representative, Tennessee-Kentucky Chain Store Councils, Paris, Tennessee, 1946-1947
- Campaign manager, Kefauver for U.S. Senate, 1948, 1954
- Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1948-1949
- Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver from Tennessee, 1949-1951
- Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1951-1952
- Political consultant, Paris, Tennessee, 1952
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1952-1961[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Tennessee
President John F. Kennedy nominated Neese to a recess appointment on November 20, 1961, to fill a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. Neese was then nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and was commissioned on February 17, 1962. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1982 with his service terminating on October 22, 1989, due to death.[1] Neese was succeeded in this position by Herbert Milburn.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Neese's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1962–1982 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Herbert Milburn
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Travis Randall McDonough • Thomas Varlan • Clifton L. Corker • Charles Atchley • Katherine Crytzer | ||
| Senior judges |
Curtis Collier • Robert Leon Jordan • J. Ronnie Greer (Federal Judge) • Thomas W. Phillips • Robert Allan Edgar (Tennessee) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee (Tennessee) • Christopher H. Steger • Cynthia Wyrick • Debra Poplin • Jill McCook • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Mattice • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis (Tennessee) • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor (Federal judge) • Pamela L. Reeves • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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