Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Jr. (August 6, 1911 – August 31, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Jr.
Louisiana Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Born 1911 in Monroe, LA
Died 1984 in Shreveport, LA
FJC ID: 583
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana1935–1953
- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander1942–1945
- Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana1934–1935
Appointments
1953–1984 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)LL.B. · 1934
- Tulane UniversityB.A. · 1932