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Frank Ellis
Frank Burton Ellis (1907-1969) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Ellis was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on February 2, 1962, to a seat vacated by James Wright; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He assumed senior status on November 16, 1965. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on November 3, 1969.[1] Ellis was succeeded in this position by Frederick Heebe.
Early life and education
- Gulf Coast Military Academy
- Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1929[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1930-1961
- Special assistant attorney general, Louisiana,
- Member, Louisiana State Senate, 1940-1944
- President pro tem, 1940-1944
- National director, Office of Emergency Planning, 1961-1962
- Member, National Security Council, 1961[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Ellis's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Wright |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1962–1965 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Frederick Heebe
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
