Lansing Mitchell
| Lansing Mitchell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 11/3/1966 - 11/3/1981 |
| Senior: | 11/3/1981 - 4/24/2001 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Henry Mentz |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1914 |
| Deceased: | 2001 |
| Bachelors: | Louisiana State University (1934) |
| Law School: | Louisiana State University Law School (1937) |
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Lansing Leroy Mitchell (1914-2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Mitchell was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on October 6, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. he assumed senior status on November 3, 1981. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on April 24, 2001.[1] Mitchell was succeeded in this position by Henry Mentz.
Early life and education
- Louisiana State University, B.A., 1934
- Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1937[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Pontchatoula, Louisiana, 1937-1938
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1938-1941
- Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-1942
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-1946
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1946-1953
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1953-1966[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Louisiana
Mitchell was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on October 6, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. he assumed senior status on November 3, 1981. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on April 24, 2001.[1] Mitchell was succeeded in this position by Henry Mentz.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Mitchell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1966–1981 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Henry Mentz |
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
