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Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (born August 8, 1944) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Barksdale, Rhesa Hawkins. Born 1944 in Jackson, MS. Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Nominated by George H.W. Bush on November 17, 1989, to a seat vacated by Alvin B. Rubin. Confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission on March 12, 1990. Assumed senior status on August 8, 2009.
- Early Life and Education
- Military Service
- Professional Career
- Judicial Career
A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Barksdale graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with his bachelor's degree in 1966 and from the University of Mississippi School of Law with his J.D.in 1972.
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy, Barksdale served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1970.
1982-1985:Chair, Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program1976:Instructor, Mississippi College School of Law1975-1976:Instructor in constitutional law, University of Mississippi Law School paralegal course1973-1990: Private practice, Jackson, Miss.Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Barksdale was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on November 17, 1989, to a seat vacated by Judge Alvin Rubin. The American Bar Association rated Barksdale Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Barksdale's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 27, 1990, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on March 8, 1990. Barksdale was co...
Alvin Benjamin Rubin (March 13, 1920 – June 11, 1991) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Feb 7, 2022 · The next year in 1970, in the city of New Orleans, Dutch Morial was the state's first elected Black judge. But it would be more than a decade before Baton Rouge saw a Black judge.
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Jun 21, 1993 · James C. Ferguson, Baton Rouge, LA, for appellee-cross-appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Before DUHE and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER 1 , District Judge.
