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Elmer Gordon West

Elmer Gordon West

Louisiana Middle District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Born 1914 in Hyde Park, MA

Died 1992

FJC ID: 2551

Elmer Gordon West (November 17, 1914 – November 2, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1971–1974
  2. Private practice, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    1946–1961
  3. State of Louisiana
    Inheritance tax collector · 1948–1952
  4. Louisiana State Department of Revenue
    Attorney · 1945–1946
  5. U.S. Naval Reserve
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Louisiana Middle District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of LouisianaChief Judge
    1972–1992 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. Louisiana Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaChief Judge
    1961–1972 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment

Education

  1. Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)
    LL.B. · 1942
  2. Louisiana State University
    B.S. · 1941