Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.

Judge Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.

Personal

Birthday:

7/19/1881

Birthplace:

Ouachita City, LA

Date of Death:

8/22/1966

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1906-1912
Judge, Louisiana District Court, 1912-1918
Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1918-1924

Education

Name of School:

Tulane University Law School

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1906

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Western District Court

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/5/1924

Retirement from Active Service:

5/17/1953

Termination Date:

8/22/1966

Termination Reason:

Death