Abel John "A. J." McNamara (June 9, 1936 – December 2, 2014), was a Louisiana politician and judge who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980 and as a United States district judge of the New Orleans–based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1982 to 2001.
A. J. McNamara
Louisiana Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Born 1936 in New Orleans, LA
Died 2014 in Metairie, LA
FJC ID: 1590
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana1968–1982
- LouisianaState representative · 1976–1980
Bailiff/law clerk · 1966–1968
U.S. Navy1959–1962
Appointments
- 1982–2014 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans School of LawJ.D. · 1968
- Louisiana State UniversityB.S. · 1959