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Charles Allen (Kentucky)
Charles Mengel Allen (1916-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Allen was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Richard Nixon on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by Henry Brooks; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and received commission on November 30, 1971. From 1977-1985, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1985. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on January 4, 2000.[1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, 1944-1945
- Teacher, Arizona Desert School, Tucson, Arizona, 1945-1946
- Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1946-1955
- Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1955-1959
- Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1959-1961
- Judge, Jefferson County Circuit Court, Fourth Chancery Division, Kentucky, 1961-1971[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Kentucky
Allen was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Richard Nixon on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by Henry Brooks; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and received commission on November 30, 1971. From 1977-1985, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1985. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on January 4, 2000.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Allen's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Henry Brooks |
Western District of Kentucky 1971–1985 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Charles Simpson
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
