Gaston Louis Noel Porterie

Judge Gaston Louis Noel Porterie

Personal

Birthday:

1/22/1885

Birthplace:

Mansura, LA

Date of Death:

3/24/1953

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Marksville, Louisiana, 1915-1920
District attorney, Fourteenth Judicial District, Louisiana, 1916-1920
Private practice, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
District attorney, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1920-1932
Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1932-1939

Nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Louisiana [sic], January 24, 1939; nomination withdrawn by president, January 25, 1939

Education

Name of School:

Louisiana State University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1904

Name of School - Second:

Paul M Hebert Law Center Louisiana State University

LSU Law Center offers training in both civil law, used in Louisiana and in 60% of the world's jurisdictions, and common law, in force in 49 other states and in 40% of the glob.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1915

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Western District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/9/1939

Termination Date:

3/24/1953

Termination Reason:

Death