Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe Explained

Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start:August 26, 1992
Term End:August 10, 2014
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start1:1972
Term End1:1992
Predecessor1:Elmer Gordon West
Successor1:Morey Leonard Sear
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start2:March 26, 1966
Term End2:August 26, 1992
Appointer2:Lyndon B. Johnson
Predecessor2:Frank Burton Ellis
Successor2:Okla Jones II
Birth Date:25 August 1922
Birth Place:Gretna, Louisiana
Death Place:Metairie, Louisiana
Party:Democratic
Education:Tulane University (BA)
Tulane University (LLB)

Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe (August 25, 1922 – August 10, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born in Gretna in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Heebe received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1943 and was a captain in the United States Army towards the end of World War II from 1945 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Tulane University Law School in 1949 and was in private practice in Gretna from 1949 to 1958. He was a member from 1958 to 1960 of the Jefferson Parish Council. He was a judge of Division B of the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish from 1961 to 1966.

Federal judicial service

On February 16, 1966, Heebe was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Frank Burton Ellis. Heebe was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 25, 1966 and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1992, assuming senior status on August 26, 1992. Heebe died on August 10, 2014, in Metairie, Louisiana.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Retired-federal-judge-Frederick-Heebe-dies-at-91-270817341.html Retired federal judge Frederick Heebe dies at 91