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A. J. McNamara
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · 1982
A. J. McNamara , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Abel John "A. J." McNamara (June 9, 1936 – December 2, 2014), was a Louisiana politician and judge who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980 and as a United States district judge of the New Orleans–based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1982 to 2001.
Education
- Louisiana State UniversityB.S., 1959
- Loyola University New Orleans School of LawJ.D., 1968
Career
U.S. Navy, 1959-1962; Bailiff/law clerk, Hon. Herbert W. Christenberry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1966-1968; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1968-1982; State representative, Louisiana, 1976-1980
Biography
Abel John "A. J." McNamara (June 9, 1936 – December 2, 2014), was a Louisiana politician and judge who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980 and as a United States district judge of the New Orleans–based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1982 to 2001.
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