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Clifton Rhodes Bratcher

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Clifton Rhodes Bratcher served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Oct 13, 1970. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon
Confirmed
Oct 13, 1970
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1917

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyRichard M. Nixon · Oct 13, 1970 – Jul 25, 1977

Education

  • University of Louisville School of Law (now Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)LL.B., 1947

Career

U.S. Army sergeant, 1941-1945; County attorney, Butler County, Morgantown, Kentucky, 1950-1953; Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Kentucky, 1953-1955; Private practice, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1956-1970

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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