Clifton Bratcher
| Clifton Bratcher | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard M. Nixon |
| Active: | 10/16/1970 - 7/25/1977 |
| Chief: | 1976 - 1977 |
| Preceded by: | 84 Stat. 294 |
| Succeeded by: | Thomas Ballantine |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 23, 1917 |
| Home State: | Morgantown, KY |
| Deceased: | July 25, 1977 |
| Law School: | U. of Louisville, LL.B., 1947 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1941 - 1945 |
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Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (1917-1977) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Bratcher was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 1970, and received commission on October 16, 1970. From 1976-1977, he served as the chief judge. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on July 25, 1977. [1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- U.S. Army Sergeant, 1941-1945
- County attorney, Butler County, Morgantown, Kentucky, 1950-1953
- Chief Assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1953-1955
- Private practice, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1956-1970[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Kentucky
Bratcher was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 1970, and received commission on October 16, 1970. From 1976-1977, he served as the chief judge. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on July 25, 1977. [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Clifton Bratcher's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Kentucky 1970–1977 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Ballantine |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Jennifer Coffman • Charles Simpson • Thomas Russell • Edward Johnstone • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Moyer • Robert Goebel • David King • Dave Whalin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Walter Evans • Charles Dawson • Charles Harwood Moorman • Elwood Hamilton • Mac Swinford • Shackelford Miller • Eugene Siler • Charles Allen • Thomas Ballantine • Clifton Bratcher • Henry Brooks • James Gordon • Ronald Meredith • Roy Shelbourne • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Heyburn • Charles Simpson • Thomas Russell • Edward Johnstone • Charles Allen • Thomas Ballantine • Clifton Bratcher • Henry Brooks • James Gordon • Ronald Meredith • Roy Shelbourne • | ||
