William Bertelsman | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
Assumed office February 1, 2001 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
In office 1991–1998 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Edward Siler Jr. |
Succeeded by | Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
In office November 27,1979 –February 1,2001 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Succeeded by | David Bunning |
Personal details | |
Born | Cincinnati,Ohio | January 31,1936
Education | Xavier University (AB) University of Cincinnati College of Law (JD) |
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William Odis Bertelsman (born January 31,1936) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Born in Cincinnati,Ohio,Bertelsman received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Xavier University of Ohio in 1958,and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1961. He was in private practice in Newport,Kentucky from 1962 to 1979,also serving as a Captain in the United States Army from 1963 to 1964. He was a lecturer for the University of Cincinnati College of Law from 1965 to 1972,and an adjunct professor of law at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University beginning in 1989. [1]
On October 11,1979,Bertelsman was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 26,1979,and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1991 to 1998,assuming senior status on February 1,2001. [1]
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