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Girard Kalbfleisch

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Girard Kalbfleisch

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Education

Law

Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, 1923

Personal
Birthplace
Piqua, Ohio


Girard Edward Kalbfleisch (1899-1990) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Kalbfleisch was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, to a seat vacated by Paul Weick; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1959, and received his commission on September 21st. He served as chief judge from 1967-1969. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on April 1, 1990.[1] Kalbfleisch was succeeded in this position by Nicholas Walinski.

Early life and education

  • Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, LL.B., 1923[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Mansfield, Ohio, 1924-1929
  • Prosecuting attorney, Richland County, Ohio, 1929-1933
  • Private practice, Mansfield, Ohio, 1933-1936
  • Municipal judge, Mansfield, Ohio, 1936-1943
  • Common pleas judge, Richland County, Ohio, 1943-1959[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of Ohio

Kalbfleisch was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, to a seat vacated by Paul Weick; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1959, and received his commission on September 21st. He served as chief judge from 1967-1969. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on April 1, 1990.[1] Kalbfleisch was succeeded in this position by Nicholas Walinski.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Paul Weick
Northern District of Ohio
1959–1970
Seat #4
Succeeded by:
Nicholas Walinski