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Gaston Louis Noel Porterie

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

Gaston Louis Noel Porterie served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 1, 1939.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Feb 1, 1939
Born
1885

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 1, 1939 – Mar 24, 1953

Education

  • Louisiana State UniversityB.S., 1904
  • Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)LL.B., 1915

Career

Private practice, Marksville, Louisiana, 1915-1920; District attorney, Fourteenth Judicial District, Louisiana, 1916-1920; Private practice, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932; District attorney, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932; Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1932-1939

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

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