Background
Jertberg, Gilbert H. was born on February 1, 1897 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry and Augusta (Swanson) Jertberg.
Jertberg, Gilbert H. was born on February 1, 1897 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry and Augusta (Swanson) Jertberg.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1920, Juris Doctor, 1922.
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Jertberg was a Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I, from 1917 to 1918. He received an Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1920 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1922. He was a Deputy district attorney of Fresno County, California from 1923 to 1924.
He was in private practice in Fresno, California from 1924 to 1955.
Jertberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1955, and received his commission on March 16, 1955. On August 16, 1958, Eisenhower nominated Jertberg for elevation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Dal M. Lemmon.
Jertberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 19, 1958, and received his commission on August 21, 1958. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1967, serving until his death, in 1973, in Fresno, California.
Member California Board Education, 1943-1954. Board Governors Fresno State College Foundation. Member Fresno County Chamber of C. (president 1939), Fresno County (president 1940), American bar associations, Stanford Alumni Association (president 1941), American Legion, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Chi, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Henrietta Burns.