Carl D. Melton

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Carl Melton

| birth_date = October 14, 1927

| birth_place = Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.

| office = Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

| term_start = 1954

| term_end = 1956

| death_date = August 17, 2016 (aged 88)

| death_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| education = University of Louisville (LLB)

| battles = World War II

| branch = {{flag|United States Army}}

| unit = United States Army Air Forces

| party = Democratic

}}

Carl D. Melton (October 14, 1927 – August 17, 2016) was an American attorney, judge, and politician.

Early life and education

A native of Henderson, Kentucky, Melton served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1951, he received his law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law.

Career

Melton worked as a commonwealth's attorney and county attorney. Melton was also a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1954 to 1956 as a Democrat. He later served as a judge on the Kentucky Circuit Court.

Death

Melton died at Baptist Health Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.[http://www.rudyrowland.com/obituary/3861285 Carl D. Melton-obituary][https://louisville.edu/law/news/brandeis-mourns-the-loss-of-alumni-in-2016 Brandeis mourns loss of alumni in 2016]{{Cite web |url=http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Pubs/LRC/infobull/IB175b.pdf |title=Members of the Kentucky General Assembly-1950-1998 Regular Sessions |access-date=2017-07-05 |archive-date=2017-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117230657/http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Pubs/LRC/infobull/IB175b.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Notes

Category:1927 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:People from Henderson, Kentucky

Category:United States Army Air Forces soldiers

Category:Military personnel from Kentucky

Category:University of Louisville School of Law alumni

Category:Kentucky commonwealth's attorneys

Category:Kentucky state court judges

Category:Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Category:20th-century Kentucky state court judges

Category:20th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly