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Edwin Ford Hunter Jr.

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Edwin Ford Hunter Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Feb 9, 1954.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Feb 9, 1954
Born
1911

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaDwight D. Eisenhower · Feb 9, 1954 – Feb 22, 2002

Education

  • George Washington University Law SchoolLL.B., 1938

Career

Private practice, Springhill, Louisiana, 1938-1941; Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1941-1942, 1945-1953; U.S. Navy, 1942-1945; State representative, Louisiana, 1948-1952; Executive counsel, Gov. Robert F. Kennon, Louisiana, 1952-1953

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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