Wednesday: Judgepedia's "Federal Courts, Empty Benches" Update →Maurice Hicks
| Maurice Hicks | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Station: | Shreveport, LA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 05/21/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Donald Walter |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1952 |
| Home State: | New Orleans, LA |
| Bachelors: | Texas Christian U., B.A., 1974 |
| Law School: | Louisiana State U., J.D., 1977 |
Contents |
Early Life annd Education
A native of Louisiana, Hicks graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX with his Bachelor's Degree in 1974 and later graduated from Louisiana State University with his Juris Doctor Degree in 1977.[1]
Professional career
Hicks began his law career as a law clerk and staff attorney for the Louisiana Legislative Council representing the Louisiana State Legislature from 1975 to 1977 before becoming a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Louisiana from 1977 to 2003.[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
He was nominated to the position by George Bush on January 7, 2003 and confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 2003.[2]
Notable cases
Operation Wrinkled Robe
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana *USA v. Walker et al 5:07-cr-50097-SMH-MLH |
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| On June 3, 2008, Hicks ordered that Caddo Juvenile Judges Vernon Claville and Michael Walker of the 1st Judicial District, Louisiana had to stay in jail pending a September 4 sentencing hearing on their conviction of racketeering. A jury had convicted them for accepting cash payments for reducing bonds and lifting holds. They were indicted in 2007 after a nearly five-year investigation. Prosecutors say the pair took a total of 24 bribes between May 2007 and July.[3] Also, the investigation of Operation Wrinkled Robe led to the authorization of Congress to have Thomas Porteous of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana face impeachment proceedings. |
See also
External links
- Website of the Western District of Louisiana federal courts
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Hicks
- Judge Hicks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Donald Walter |
Western District of Louisiana 2003–Current Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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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 • | ||
