Background
Ballantine, Thomas Austin was born on September 22, 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Austin and Anna Marie (Pfeiffer) Ballantine.
Ballantine, Thomas Austin was born on September 22, 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Austin and Anna Marie (Pfeiffer) Ballantine.
Student, Northwestern University, 1944-1946; Bachelor of Arts, University Kentucky, 1948; Juris Doctor, U. Louisville, 1954.
Associate firm, McElwain, Dinning, Clarke & Winstead, Louisville, 1954-1964; deputy commissioner, Jefferson Circuit Court, 1958-1962; commissioner, Jefferson Fiscal Court, 1962-1964; judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, 1964-1977; judge, United States District Court (western district) Kentucky, since 1977. Instructor U. Louisville Law School, 1969-1975.
Board of directors Louisville Urban League, 1958-1964, chairman, 1963-1964. Board dirs.NCCJ, 1960-1965, Health and Welfare Council, 1969, Louisville Theatrical Association, 1970, Father Maloney's Boys Haven, since 1983. Member Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky State Bar.
Married Nancy A. Armstrong, June 10, 1953. Children: Thomas A., Nancy Adair, Brigid A., Joseph A.