Richard Johnson Putnam (September 27, 1913 – December 16, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Richard Johnson Putnam
Louisiana Western District Court
Born 1913 in Abbeville, LA
Died 2002 in Abbeville, LA
FJC ID: 1947
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Louisiana District Court, Fifteenth Judicial DistrictJudge · 1954–1961
- Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Judicial CircuitJudge · 1960–1961
- Private practice, Abbeville, Louisiana1937–1954
- Fifteenth Judicial District, LouisianaDistrict attorney · 1948–1954
- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant1942–1945
Appointments
1961–2002 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
1960–1961
Education
- Spring Hill Collegeba
- Loyola University New Orleans School of LawLL.B. · 1937
- Spring Hill CollegeB.S. · 1934