Edwin Hunter
Edwin Ford Hunter, Jr. (1911-2002) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Hunter received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower to the Western District of Louisiana on October 3, 1953, to a seat vacated by Gaston L. Porterie; nominated on January 11, 1954; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission on February 10th. From 1973-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 19, 1976. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on February 22, 2002.[1] Hunter was succeeded in this position by Earl Veron.
Early life and education
- George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1938[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Springhill, Louisiana, 1938-1941
- Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1941-1942
- U.S. Navy, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1945-1953
- Member, Louisiana State Legislature, 1948-1952
- Executive counsel, Governor of Louisiana, 1952-1953[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Louisiana
Hunter received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower to the Western District of Louisiana on October 3, 1953, to a seat vacated by Gaston L. Porterie; nominated on January 11, 1954; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission on February 10th. From 1973-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 19, 1976. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on February 22, 2002.[1] Hunter was succeeded in this position by Earl Veron.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Hunter's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Gaston Porterie |
Western District of Louisiana 1954–1976 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Earl Veron
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
