Bartels, John Ries Born November 8, 1897, in Baltimore, MD Died February 13, 1997, in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 20, 1959, to a seat vacated by Robert A. Inch. Confirmed by the Senate on July 28, 1959, and received commission on July 30, 1959. Assumed senior status on December 31, 1973. Service terminated on February 13, 1997, due to death. Education: Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1920 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1923 Professional Career: U.S. Army, 1918 Private practice, New York City, 1925-1959 Member, New York State Law Review Commission, 1945-1950, 1952-1957 Justice, Supreme Court of Kings County [New York], 1950-1951 Research Collections Portraits