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G. Thomas Porteous Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · 1994
G. Thomas Porteous Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Gabriel Thomas Porteous Jr. (December 15, 1946 – November 14, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed from office in December 2010. He died on November 14, 2021, aged 74.
Education
- Louisiana State UniversityB.A., 1968
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)J.D., 1971
Career
Special counsel to the attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1971-1973; Private practice, Gretna, Louisiana, 1973-1980; Assistant district attorney and chief of Felony Complaint Division, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1973-1975; Private practice, Metairie, Louisiana, 1980-1984; City attorney, Harahan, Louisiana, 1982-1984; Judge, Louisiana District Court, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, 1984-1994
Biography
Gabriel Thomas Porteous Jr. (December 15, 1946 – November 14, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed from office in December 2010. He died on November 14, 2021, aged 74.
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