Marcel Livaudais Jr. Explained

Marcel Livaudais Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start:December 31, 1996
Term End:December 31, 2008
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start1:September 18, 1984
Term End1:December 31, 1996
Appointer1:Ronald Reagan
Predecessor1:Fred James Cassibry
Successor1:Ralph E. Tyson
Seat reassigned
Office2:Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Term Start2:1977
Term End2:1984
Birth Date:3 March 1925
Death Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education:Tulane University (B.A.)
Tulane University Law School (J.D.)

Marcel Livaudais Jr. (March 3, 1925 – February 9, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Livaudais received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1945 and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 1949. He was a commissioned Ensign in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1949 to 1950, returning to the Navy as a Lieutenant (J.G.) from 1950 to 1952. He then resumed his private practice in New Orleans until 1977.[1]

Federal judicial service

Livaudais served as a United States magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1977 to 1984.

On June 19, 1984, Livaudais was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Fred James Cassibry. Livaudais was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1984, and received his commission the following day.[1] He assumed senior status on December 31, 1996, and served in that capacity until his retirement on December 31, 2008. He died on February 9, 2009, in New Orleans.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Livaudais, Marcel, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.