Henry Alvan Mentz Jr.

Judge Henry Alvan Mentz Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

11/10/1920

Birthplace:

New Orleans, LA

Date of Death:

1/23/2005

Place of Death:

New Orleans, LA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1943
U.S. Army, 1943-1946
Private practice, Hammond, Louisiana, 1946-1982
Staff attorney, Shell Oil Company, 1947-1948
Assistant to the executive counsel to the governor, State of Louisiana, 1948
City attorney, Hammond, Louisiana, 1954-1961

Education

Name of School:

Tulane University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1941

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:

1943

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/25/1982

Retirement from Active Service:

7/1/1992

Termination Date:

12/31/2001

Termination Reason:

Retirement