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Charles Gelbert Neese
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Charles Gelbert Neese served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Feb 7, 1962.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Feb 7, 1962
- Born
- 1916
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeJohn F. Kennedy · Feb 7, 1962 – Oct 22, 1989
Education
- Cumberland School of LawLL.B., 1936
- Read law1938
Career
Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1938-1941, 1945-1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1952; Field secretary, U.S. Rep. Herron Pearson of Tennessee, 1940-1941; Executive assistant and general counsel for unemployment compensation appeals and traffic and transportation, Gov. Prentice Cooper, Tennessee, 1941-1944; U.S. Naval Reserve commander, 1945; Public relations representative, Tennessee-Kentucky Chain Store Councils, Paris, Tennessee, 1946-1947; Campaign manager, Estes Kefauver for U.S. Senate, 1948, 1954; Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver ofTennessee, 1949-1951; Political consultant, Paris, Tennessee, 1952; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1952-1961
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