Charles Mengel Allen

Biography of Charles Mengel Allen

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Allen
• First Name: Charles
• Middle Name: Mengel
• Date of Birth: November , 22 , 1916
• Place of Birth (POB): Louisville , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Date of Death: January , 4 , 2000
• Place of Death (POD): Louisville , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Charles Mengel Allen Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/17/1971
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Brooks , Henry L.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/17/1971
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 11/23/1971
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/23/1971
• Commission Date: 11/30/1971
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1977
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1985
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/01/1985
• Date of Termination: 01/04/2000
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Charles Mengel Allen in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1941

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Louisville School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1943

Charles Mengel Allen Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, 1944-1945
• Teacher, Arizona Desert School, Tucson, Arizona, 1945-1946
• Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1946-1955, 1959-1961
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Kentucky, 1955-1959
• Judge, Jefferson County [Kentucky] Circuit Court, Fourth Chancery Division, 1961-1971

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