Charles Mengel Allen

Charles Mengel Allen
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office October 1, 1985 – January 4, 2000
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office 1977–1985
Preceded by	Clifton Rhodes Bratcher
Succeeded by	Edward Huggins Johnstone
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office November 30, 1971 – October 1, 1985
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Henry Luesing Brooks
Succeeded by	Charles Ralph Simpson III
Personal details
Born	(1916-11-22)November 22, 1916 Louisville, Kentucky
Died	Louisville, Kentucky
Alma mater	Yale University B.A. University of Louisville School of Law LL.B.
Profession	Attorney

Charles Mengel Allen (November 22, 1916 – January 4, 2000) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Biography

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Allen received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1941 and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1943. He was in private practice from 1944 to 1945, and was teacher at Arizona Desert School, Tucson, Arizona, from 1945 to 1946, returning to private practice in Louisville, from 1946 to 1955. He was an assistant United States Attorney for the United States Department of Justice from 1955 to 1959, and was again in private practice in Louisville from 1959 to 1961. He was a judge on the Jefferson County Circuit Court, Fourth Chancery Division, Kentucky from 1961 to 1971.

District Court service

On November 17, 1971, Allen was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Henry L. Brooks. Allen was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 23, 1971, and received his commission on November 30, 1971. He served as chief judge from 1977–1985, assuming senior status on October 1, 1985 and working in that capacity until his death, in Louisville.

Sources

• Charles Mengel Allen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Quotes by Charles Mengel Allen

Legal offices
Preceded by Henry Luesing Brooks	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 1971–1985	Succeeded by Charles Ralph Simpson III