Max Tobias
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Legal education and experience
A native of New Orleans, Judge Tobias received both his B.A. and Juris Doctor from Tulane University in 1971.
Legal and Professional Career
- Judge, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, State of Louisiana, elected September 2000 to present.
- Judge, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, elected February 1986, re- elected 1990 and 1996.
- Chief Judge, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, 1994-1996
- Board of Directors, National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts (formerly the National Consortium of Task Forces and Commissions on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts), 2000 to present; President, 2004 to present ; Member, 1992 to present.
- President, 2004 to 2006, National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts Member, Louisiana Task Force on Women in the Courts, 1990 to present.
- Co-Chairperson and Member, Louisiana Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, 1993 to present.
- Delegate, Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1973; appointed to represent youth statewide; Member, Committee on Judiciary; Vice Chairman and Member, Committee on Style and Drafting (wrote the Style and Drafting Manual).
- Member, Louisiana Constitutional Convention Records Commission, 1974-76.
- Member, Advisory Committee on Judges’ Benchbook Project, (criminal judges benchbook), 1977-78.
- Member, Advisory Committee to the Joint Subcommittee on Merit Selection of Judges, 1983-84.
- Member, Committee on Professional Ethics and Grievances – New Orleans Bar Association, 1984-88.
Awards, Memberships and Civic Activities
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater New Orleans. President, 1984-86. Member, 1981-1997. Member, Jewish Endowment Foundation (New Orleans), 2005 to present Member, Jewish Children’s Regional Service, 1992 to 2004. Member, Hillel Foundation of B’Nai B’Rith, New Orleans, 1992-94. Member of Board of Directors, Louise S. Davis Developmental Center, 1979-82.
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1971 to present. American Bar Association, 1971 to present. New Orleans Bar Association, 1973 to present. Association of Women Attorneys, 1981 to present. American Judicature Society, 1972 to present. Delta Theta Phi (Professional Legal Fraternity – Charter Member of the first chapter of a national legal fraternity to admit women). Member of the following Bars: Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States Tax Court; United States Court of Claims; and United States Court of International Trade.[1]
