Bertram Thomas Combs

Judge Bertram Thomas Combs

Personal

Birthday:

8/13/1911

Birthplace:

Manchester, KY

Date of Death:

12/3/1991

Place of Death:

Rosslyn, KY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Prestonburg, Kentucky, 1937-1942, 1946-1951
U.S. Army captain, 1941-1946
City attorney, Prestonburg, Kentucky, 1950
Commonwealth`s attorney, Thirty-First Judicial District, Kentucky, 1950-1951
Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-1955
Governor, Kentucky, 1959-1963
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963-1967, 1970-1991

Education

Name of School:

University of Kentucky College of Law

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1937

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/5/1967

Termination Date:

6/5/1970

Termination Reason:

Resignation