F.A. Little
| F.A. Little | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 10/12/1984 - 5/30/2002 |
| Chief: | 1996 - 2002 |
| Senior: | 5/30/2002 - 5/15/2006 |
| Preceded by: | Nauman Scott |
| Succeeded by: | Dee Drell |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1936 |
| Home State: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Bachelors: | Tulane U., B.A., 1958 |
| Law School: | Tulane Law, J.D., 1961 |
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F.A. Little, Jr. (1936-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Little was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1984, to a seat vacated by Nauman Scott; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1984, and received commission the next day. From 1996-2002, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on May 30, 2002. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his retirement on May 15, 2006. [1] Little was succeeded in this position by Dee Drell.
Early life and education
- Tulane University, B.A., 1958
- Tulane Law School, J.D., 1961[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1961-1965
- Private practice, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1965-1984[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
Little was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1984, to a seat vacated by Nauman Scott; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1984, and received commission the next day. From 1996-2002, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on May 30, 2002. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his retirement on May 15, 2006. [1] Little was succeeded in this position by Dee Drell.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Little's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Nauman Scott |
Western District of Louisiana 1984–2002 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Dee Drell |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dee Drell • Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • Maurice Hicks • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Tom Stagg • Donald Walter • James Trimble • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Kirk • C. Michael Hill • Kathleen Kay • Karen Hayes • Mark Hornsby • Patrick Hanna • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • Earl Veron • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • | ||
