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James L. Dennis
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
James L. Dennis , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. James Leon Dennis (born January 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, jurist, and former politician serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with chambers in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Education
- Louisiana Tech UniversityB.A., 1959
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)J.D., 1962
- University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1984
Career
U.S. Army, 1955-1957; Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1962-1972; State representative, Louisiana, 1968-1972; Judge, Louisiana District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1972-1974; Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit, 1974-1975; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1975-1995
Biography
James Leon Dennis (born January 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, jurist, and former politician serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with chambers in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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