Gaston Porterie
Gaston Louis Noel Porterie (1885-1953) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 25, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 1st, and received commission on February 9th. He served until his death on March 24, 1953.[1] Porterie was succeeded in this position by Edwin Hunter.
Early life and education
- Louisiana State University, B.S., 1904
- Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1915[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Marksville, Louisiana, 1915-1920
- District attorney, 14th Judicial District of Louisiana, 1916-1920
- Private practice, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
- District attorney, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
- State attorney general, Louisiana, 1932-1939[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Louisiana
Porterie was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 25, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 1st, and received commission on February 9th. He served until his death on March 24, 1953.[1] Porterie was succeeded in this position by Edwin Hunter.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Porterie's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Louisiana 1939–1953 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Edwin Hunter
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
• Maurice Hicks • Robert Summerhays • Terry A. Doughty • James Cain, Jr. • David Joseph • Jerry Edwards Jr. • Alexander Van Hook | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Donald Walter (Louisiana) • Dee Drell • James Trimble • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Mark Hornsby • Joseph H.L. Perez-Montes • Carol B. Whitehurst • Kayla McClusky • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • W. Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Tom Stagg • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw (Louisiana) • Earl Veron • Michael Juneau • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Dee Drell • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw (Louisiana) • | ||
