Charles Gelbert Neese
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Gelbert Neese was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–1989
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1936
- Succeeded by
- Herbert Theodore Milburn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Eastern District of Tennessee | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1936 |
| Read law | 1938 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Neese authored 224 published opinions for the court (1962–1985). Most cited: Willett v. Wells (77 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Willett v. Wells | 469 F. Supp. 748 | 77 |
| 1976 | Elmore v. Evans | 449 F. Supp. 2 | 48 |
| 1980 | Inmates, Washington County Jail v. England | 516 F. Supp. 132 | 35 |
| 1977 | Lloyd v. Cessna Aircraft Co. | 429 F. Supp. 181 | 34 |
| 1982 | Jenkins v. Carruth | 583 F. Supp. 613 | 27 |
| 1979 | Crumley v. Memorial Hospital, Inc. | 509 F. Supp. 531 | 22 |
| 1978 | Fort v. Ralston Purina Co. | 452 F. Supp. 241 | 22 |
| 1962 | United States v. McGaha | 205 F. Supp. 949 | 22 |
| 1976 | Moffitt v. United States | 430 F. Supp. 34 | 20 |
| 1972 | Davis v. Wilson | 349 F. Supp. 905 | 19 |
| 1980 | Campbell v. United States | 496 F. Supp. 36 | 18 |
| 1966 | Ellenburg v. Shepherd | 304 F. Supp. 1059 | 18 |
| 1978 | Milwee v. Peachtree Cypress Investment Co. | 510 F. Supp. 284 | 17 |
| 1963 | Paul Revere Life Insurance Company v. Riddle | 222 F. Supp. 867 | 17 |
| 1982 | Williams v. Baxter | 536 F. Supp. 13 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 224 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Gelbert Neese?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Charles Gelbert Neese to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1962.
- Was Charles Gelbert Neese appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Gelbert Neese was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Gelbert Neese's confirmation vote?
- Charles Gelbert Neese was confirmed by voice vote on February 7, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Gelbert Neese on?
- Charles Gelbert Neese was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).