Gaston Porterie
| Gaston Porterie | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 2/9/1939 - 3/24/1953 |
| Preceded by: | 52 Stat. 584 |
| Succeeded by: | Edwin Hunter |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1885 |
| Deceased: | 1953 |
| Bachelors: | Louisiana State University (1904) |
| Law School: | Louisiana State University Law School (1915) |
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Gaston Louis Noel Porterie (1885-1953) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 25, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 1st, and received commission on February 9th. He served until his death on March 24, 1953.[1] Porterie was succeeded in this position by Edwin Hunter.
Early life and education
- Louisiana State University, B.S., 1904
- Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1915[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Marksville, Louisiana, 1915-1920
- District attorney, 14th Judicial District of Louisiana, 1916-1920
- Private practice, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
- District attorney, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
- State attorney general, Louisiana, 1932-1939[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
Porterie was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 25, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 1st, and received commission on February 9th. He served until his death on March 24, 1953.[1] Porterie was succeeded in this position by Edwin Hunter.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Porterie's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Louisiana 1939–1953 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Edwin Hunter |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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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 • | ||
