Edwin F. Hunter
Lawyer, Deceased Person
1911 – 2002
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Who was Edwin F. Hunter?
Edwin Ford Hunter, Jr., was the longest-sitting U.S. District Court judge in the nation, having served the Western District of Louisiana for forty-eight years. Hunter was based in Lake Charles in the southwestern portion of the state, from 1953, originally under recess appointment, until his death, four days after his 91st birthday. Hunter was known for his civil rights rulings. From 1948 to 1952, he was a one-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented Caddo Parish in one of its then at-large seats.
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1911
Alexandria - Also known as
- Edwin Ford Hunter Jr.
- Edwin Ford Hunter
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- George Washington University
- George Washington University Law School
- Lived in
- Alexandria
- Lake Charles
- Shreveport
- Springhill
- Died
- Feb 22, 2002
Lake Charles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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