Edwin Ford Hunter

Biography of Edwin Ford Hunter Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hunter
• First Name: Edwin
• Middle Name: Ford
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: February , 18 , 1911
• Place of Birth (POB): Alexandria , Louisiana (US-LA, LA, 22, La.)
• Date of Death: February , 22 , 2002
• Place of Death (POD): Lake Charles , Louisiana (US-LA, LA, 22, La.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Edwin Ford Hunter Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/11/1954
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/03/1953
• Seat vacated by: Porterie , Gaston L.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/11/1954
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/08/1954
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/09/1954
• Commission Date: 02/10/1954
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1973
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1976
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/19/1976
• Date of Termination: 02/22/2002
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Edwin Ford Hunter Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: George Washington University Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1938

Edwin Ford Hunter Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Springhill, Louisiana, 1938-1941
• Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1941-1942, 1945-1953
• U.S. Navy, 1942-1945
• State representative, Louisiana, 1948-1952
• Executive counsel, Gov. Robert F. Kennon, Louisiana, 1952-1953

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