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Richard Johnson Putnam
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · 1961
Richard Johnson Putnam , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Richard Johnson Putnam (September 27, 1913 – December 16, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Education
- Spring Hill CollegeB.S., 1934
- Loyola University New Orleans School of LawLL.B., 1937
Career
Private practice, Abbeville, Louisiana, 1937-1954; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1942-1945; District attorney, Fifteenth Judicial District, Louisiana, 1948-1954; Judge, Louisiana District Court, Fifteenth Judicial District, 1954-1961; Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Judicial Circuit, 1960-1961
Biography
Richard Johnson Putnam (September 27, 1913 – December 16, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
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