W. Eugene Davis

Who is W. Eugene Davis?

W. Eugene Davis is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His chambers are in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Born in Winfield, Alabama, Davis attended Samford University. After three years at Samford, he received a scholarship to Tulane University Law School, and received his J.D. from Tulane in 1960 without having received an undergraduate degree. While at Tulane, Davis was a member of the Board of Editors of the Tulane Law Review. Davis was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1960 to 1964, and then joined a law firm in New Iberia, Louisiana where his law partners were Patrick T. Caffery and John M. Duhé, Jr., until 1976. In his private practice, he frequently represented the oil and gas industries.

On August 5, 1976, Davis was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Richard J. Putnam. Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1976, and received his commission on September 21, 1976.

President Ronald Reagan nominated Davis for elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on November 1, 1983, to a seat vacated by Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.. Davis was again confirmed by the United States Senate on November 15, 1983, and received his commission on November 16, 1983.