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Lansing Leroy Mitchell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Lansing Leroy Mitchell served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Oct 20, 1966. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Oct 20, 1966
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1914
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 20, 1966 – Apr 24, 2001
Education
- Louisiana State UniversityB.A., 1934
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)LL.B., 1937
Career
Private practice, Pontchatoula, Louisiana, 1937-1938; Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1938-1941; Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-1942; U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1942-1946; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1946-1953; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1953-1966
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