Admitted
1942, Louisiana; 1949, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1960, U. S. Supreme Court
Law School
Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1942
Law School Graduation Year
1942
College
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.A., magna cum laude, 1939
Memberships
Lafayette (Past President), Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana City Judges Association (Past President); Louisiana Juvenile Court Judges' Association (Past President).
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review. Recipient, Distinguished Jurist Awards: American Bar Association, Flaschner Award, 1981; American Judges Association, Burnett Award, 1982; Mississippi State University Award, 1987; National Center for State Courts Award (State Judge Level-1988); Louisiana State Bar Association Award, 1992; Warren E. Burger Society Award, 1999; Public Service Award, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1980. City Attorney, Lafayette, Louisiana (1948-1953); Judge, City Court of Lafayette, Louisiana (1953-1993, Ret.). Member: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (1977-1980); National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, Virginia (1978-1984); Expert Panel for U.S. Congress Traffic Safety Act (1989-1991); Panel, Authoring Louisiana Children's Code (1990-1994); Judge Pro-Tempore, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit (1992).