Girard Edward Kalbfleisch | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
In office 1967–1969 |
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Preceded by | James C. Connell |
Succeeded by | Frank J. Battisti |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
In office September 21, 1959 – September 30, 1970 |
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Nominated by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Paul C. Weick |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
Piqua, Ohio, U.S. |
August 3, 1899
Died | April 1, 1990 Ohio, U.S. |
(aged 90)
Alma mater | Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law |
Girard Edward Kalbfleisch (August 3, 1899 – April 1, 1990) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Piqua, Ohio, Kalbfleisch received an LL.B. from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law in 1923 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He was in private practice in Mansfield, Ohio from 1924 to 1929. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Richland County, Ohio from 1929 to 1933. He was in private practice in Mansfield, Ohio from 1933 to 1936. He was a Municipal judge, Mansfield, Ohio from 1936 to 1943. He was a Common Pleas Judge, Richland County, Ohio from 1943 to 1959.
Kalbfleisch was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Kalbfleisch was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, to a seat vacated by Paul C. Weick. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 1959, and received his commission on September 21, 1959. He served as chief judge from 1967–1969. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1970. Kalbfleisch served in that capacity until his death.