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Charles Gelbert Neese

Charles Gelbert Neese

Tennessee Eastern District Court

Born 1916 in Paris, TN

Died 1989 in Nashville, TN

FJC ID: 1738

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.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee
    1952–1961
  2. Estes Kefauver for U.S. Senate
    Campaign manager · 1948, 1954
  3. Private practice, Paris, Tennessee
    1938–1941, 1945–1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1952
  4. Paris, Tennessee
    Political consultant · 1952
  5. U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee
    Administrative assistant · 1949–1951
  6. Tennessee-Kentucky Chain Store Councils, Paris, Tennessee
    Public relations representative · 1946–1947
  7. U.S. Naval Reserve commander
    1945
  8. Gov. Prentice Cooper, Tennessee
    Executive assistant and general counsel for unemployment compensation appeals and traffic and transportation · 1941–1944
  9. U.S. Rep. Herron Pearson of Tennessee
    Field secretary · 1940–1941

Appointments

  1. Tennessee Eastern District Court
    1962–1989 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1938
  2. Cumberland School of Law
    LL.B. · 1936