Tom Stagg (judge) explained

Tom Stagg
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Term Start:February 29, 1992
Term End:June 23, 2015
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Term Start1:1984
Term End1:1991
Predecessor1:Nauman Scott
Successor1:John Malach Shaw
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Term Start2:March 8, 1974
Term End2:February 29, 1992
Appointer2:Richard Nixon
Predecessor2:Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr.
Successor2:Tucker L. Melancon
Birth Name:Thomas E. Stagg Jr.
Birth Date:19 January 1923
Birth Place:Shreveport, Louisiana
Death Place:Shreveport, Louisiana
Education:Louisiana State University (B.A.)

Thomas E. Stagg Jr. (January 19, 1923 – June 23, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born on January 19, 1923, in Shreveport, Louisiana,[1] Stagg received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1943 from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1949 from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University.[1] He was a United States Army infantry Captain from 1943 to 1946.[1] He entered private practice in Shreveport from 1949 to 1974.[1] He was Vice-President of King Hardware Company in Louisiana from 1955 to 1974.[1] He was President of the Abe Meyer Corporation in Shreveport from 1960 to 1974.[1] He was managing partner of the Pierremont Mall Shopping Center from 1963 to 1974.[1] He was President of Stagg Investments, Inc. from 1964 to 1974.[1] He was managing partner of the Camellia Trading Company starting in 1974.[1]

Federal judicial service

Stagg was nominated by President Richard Nixon on February 18, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1974, and received his commission on March 8, 1974.[1] He served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1991.[1] He assumed senior status on February 29, 1992.[1] His service terminated on June 23, 2015, due to his death in Shreveport.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stagg, Thomas E., Jr. | Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.