John Shaw
| John Shaw | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 9/26/1979 - 11/15/1996 |
| Chief: | 1991 - 1996 |
| Senior: | 11/15/1996 - 12/24/1999 |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by: | Robert James |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 14, 1931 |
| Home State: | Beaumont, TX |
| Deceased: | December 24, 1999 |
| Bachelors: | Washington and Lee U., B.S., 1953 |
| Law School: | Louisiana State U. Law, J.D., 1956 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army, 1956-1958 U.S. Army Reserve, 1958-1964 |
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John Malach Shaw (1931-1999) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Shaw was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1996, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on November 15, 1996. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on December 24, 1999.[1] Shaw was succeeded in this position by Robert James.
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University, B.S., 1953
- Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1956[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1956-1958
- U.S. Army Reserve Captain, 1958-1964
- Private practice, Opelousas, Louisiana, 1958-1979[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
Shaw was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1996, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on November 15, 1996. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on December 24, 1999.[1] Shaw was succeeded in this position by Robert James.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Shaw's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Louisiana 1979–1996 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Robert James |
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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 • | ||
