William Odis Bertelsman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Senior status. Born 1936.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Oct 11, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 26, 1979
- Commissioned
- Nov 27, 1979
- Senior status
- Feb 1, 2001
Education
- A.B., Xavier University, Ohio, 1958
- J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1961
Career
- Private practice, Newport, Kentucky, 1962-1979
- U.S. Army captain, 1963-1964
- Lecturer, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1965-1972
- Adjunct professor of law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 1989-
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2005-2006
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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