Richard Putnam
Richard Johnson Putnam (1913-2002) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Putnam was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President John F. Kennedy on September 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1961, and received his commission on September 18, 1961. He assumed senior status on December 19, 1975. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on December 16, 2002.[1] Putnam was succeeded in this position by Eugene Davis.
Early life and education
- Spring Hill College, B.S., 1934
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, LL.B., 1937[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Abbeville, Louisiana, 1937-1954
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- District attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Louisiana, 1948-1954
- Judge, Fifteenth Judicial District of Louisiana, 1954-1961
- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, 1960-1961[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
Putnam was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President John F. Kennedy on September 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1961, and received his commission on September 18, 1961. He assumed senior status on December 19, 1975. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on December 16, 2002.[1] Putnam was succeeded in this position by Eugene Davis.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Putnam's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Louisiana 1961–1975 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Eugene Davis
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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 | ||
