Bertram Thomas Combs

Bertram Thomas Combs

Biography of Bertram Thomas Combs

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Combs
  • First Name: Bertram
  • Middle Name: Thomas
  • Date of Birth: August , 13 , 1911
  • Place of Birth (POB): Manchester , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
  • Date of Death: December , 3 , 1991
  • Place of Death (POD): Rosslyn , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Bertram Thomas Combs Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/16/1967
  • American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
  • Seat vacated by: Miller, Jr. , Shackelford
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/16/1967
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 04/04/1967
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/05/1967
  • Commission Date: 04/05/1967
  • Date of Termination: 06/05/1970
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Bertram Thomas Combs in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Kentucky College of Law
  • Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1937

Bertram Thomas Combs Career Path

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

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