Charles Gelbert Neese (October 3, 1916 – October 22, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Charles Gelbert Neese
Tennessee Eastern District Court
Born 1916 in Paris, TN
Died 1989 in Nashville, TN
FJC ID: 1738
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee1952–1961
- Estes Kefauver for U.S. SenateCampaign manager · 1948, 1954
- Private practice, Paris, Tennessee1938–1941, 1945–1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1952
- Paris, TennesseePolitical consultant · 1952
- U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver of TennesseeAdministrative assistant · 1949–1951
- Tennessee-Kentucky Chain Store Councils, Paris, TennesseePublic relations representative · 1946–1947
- U.S. Naval Reserve commander1945
- Gov. Prentice Cooper, TennesseeExecutive assistant and general counsel for unemployment compensation appeals and traffic and transportation · 1941–1944
- U.S. Rep. Herron Pearson of TennesseeField secretary · 1940–1941
Appointments
1962–1989 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1938
- Cumberland School of LawLL.B. · 1936