伯特伦·托马斯·康布斯（1911年8月13日－1991年12月4日）是一位来自美国肯塔基州的法官和政治家。曾担任肯塔基州上诉法院法官，后于1959年当选第50任肯塔基州州长。州长任期结束后，他又获美国总统林登·约翰逊提名，于1967年至1970年间担任美国联邦第六巡回上诉法院法官。康布斯出身贫寒但学习成绩优异，从肯塔基大学获法学学位后在普勒斯顿开设了律师事务所。二战期间，他负责起诉多名日本战犯并因此获得勋奖，然后返回肯塔基州继续从事法律工作。1951年，州长劳伦斯·韦瑟比任命他担任州上诉法院法官，同年他又参加该职位竞选并赢得8年任期。1955年州长选举时，肯塔基州的民主党人已分裂成两派，康布斯成为其中一派的候选人，在初选中对抗另一派系领袖A·B· “哈皮”·钱德勒。康布斯演讲技巧欠佳且又过分坦承，所以在选举中十分被动，而信誓旦旦不会加税的钱德勒当选后面对财政上的困境，还是不得不违背承诺，声 誉也因此受到影响，反过来康布斯之前的坦承就成为选民眼中勇气和诚实的典范。在这样的情况下，康布斯于1959年再度参选州长并成功胜出。新州长上任后不 久，肯塔基州通过了3%的消费税法案，用来向州内退伍军人支付奖金。如果单是这一需要，1%的消费税就已足够，所以康布斯用盈余收入来制定一系列改革，例如扩展州内的高速公路和州立公园系统，还把许多资金投入教育事业。卸任州长后，康布斯获约翰逊总统提名，成为联邦第六巡回上诉法院法官。任职三年后，他于1971年辞职再度参选州长，但在初选中不敌温德尔·H·福特。1984年，康布斯代表肯塔基州66个贫困校区起诉该州的公立教育融资制度。这一人称“罗斯诉优化教育委员会案”的案件导致肯塔基州最高法院宣布州内整个公立学校体系违宪。肯塔基州议会为此起草了一套人称肯塔基州教育改革法案的详尽教育措施。1991年12月3日，伯特伦·托马斯·康布斯在离开自己办公室开车回家的路上不幸遇到山洪暴发，人们次日早上发现了他的车和遗体，终年81岁。>> 阅读全文

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Bertram Thomas Combs (August 13, 1911 -1991 December 4) is a judge and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Served as Kentucky Court of Appeals judge, was elected in 1959 after 50 either Kentucky governor. After the end of the term as governor, he obtained a U.S. President Lyndon Johnson nominated as a federal judge for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in between 1967-1970. Combs was born poor but excellent academic performance, and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in Preston opened a law firm. During World War II, he was responsible for the prosecution of Japanese war criminals and has received several awards hoon, then return to Kentucky to continue practicing law. In 1951, Governor Lawrence Wetherby appointed him to the state Court of Appeals judge, the same year he took part in the election for the post and won eight-year term. When the 1955 gubernatorial elections, Democrats have been Kentucky split into two factions, Combs became one faction candidate against another faction leader A · B · \"Happy\" Chandler in the primaries. Combs poor speaking skills and because too admits that it is very passive in the election, but vowed not to raise taxes after the election Chandler faced financial difficulties, or had to break a promise, reputation is also affected, Combs admits turn before the eyes of the electorate has become a model of courage and honesty. In this case, busi governor in 1959 and successfully re-election win. Shortly after the new governor took office, Kentucky by 3% consumption tax case, the state used to pay bonuses to veterans. If this need alone, 1% consumption tax is sufficient, so Combs with surplus income to develop a series of reforms, such as expanding highways and state within the state park system, also a lot of money into education. After retiring governor, Combs was nominated by President Johnson, a federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge. After serving three years, he resigned in 1971 governor election again, but lost to Wendell · H · Ford in the primaries. In 1984, Combs representatives Kentucky 66 campuses sue poor public education financing system in the state. This is called \"Ross v. Board of Education case optimization\" of the case led to the Kentucky Supreme Court declared the state\'s entire public school system unconstitutional. For this reason, Kentucky Parliament drafted a set called the Kentucky Education Reform Act of detailed educational measures. December 3, 1991, Bertram Thomas Combs left his office in driving home the unfortunate encounter flash floods, people discovered the next morning and the remains of his car, died at the age of 81. Read more >>