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Elmer Gordon West
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana · 1961–1972
Elmer Gordon West , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Elmer Gordon West (November 17, 1914 – November 2, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Education
- Louisiana State UniversityB.S., 1941
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)LL.B., 1942
Career
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945; Attorney, Louisiana State Department of Revenue, 1945-1946; Private practice, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1946-1961; Inheritance tax collector, State of Louisiana, 1948-1952; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1974
Biography
Elmer Gordon West (November 17, 1914 – November 2, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
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