Charles Gelbert Neese

Judge Charles Gelbert Neese

Personal

Birthday:

10/3/1916

Birthplace:

Paris, TN

Date of Death:

10/22/1989

Place of Death:

Nashville, TN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Paris, Tennessee, 1938-1941, 1945-1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1952
Field secretary, U.S. Rep. Herron Pearson, 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, Tennessee, 1949-1951
Political consultant, Paris, Tennessee, 1952
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1952-1961

Education

Name of School:

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1936

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1938

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Court Name:

Tennessee Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/17/1962

Retirement from Active Service:

8/31/1982

Termination Date:

10/22/1989

Termination Reason:

Death