Lansing Leroy Mitchell

Judge Lansing Leroy Mitchell

Personal

Birthday:

1/17/1914

Birthplace:

Sun, LA

Date of Death:

4/24/2001

Place of Death:

New Orleans, LA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Pontchatoula, Louisiana, 1937-1938
Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1938-1941
Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-1942
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1942-1946
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1946-1953
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1953-1966

Education

Name of School:

Louisiana State University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1934

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:

1937

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/3/1966

Retirement from Active Service:

11/3/1981

Termination Date:

4/24/2001

Termination Reason:

Death