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Dec 16, 2023 · SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana attorney is now the first Black federal judge to serve on the state’s U.S. Western District Court following confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Jerry Edwards Jr., of Shreveport, was one of two judicial nominations by Democratic President Joe Biden.
Dec 16, 2023 · SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana attorney is now the first Black federal judge to serve on the state's U.S. Western District Court following confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Feb 8, 2021 · Gov. John McKeithen appointed Augustine to an Orleans Criminal District Court judgeship in 1969. He became the first Black judge in Louisiana and was re-elected to a 12-year term in 1971.
Jul 24, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Jerry Edwards, the first Black judge on Louisiana's Western District Court, is volunteer chairman of the Community Foundation.
Jul 18, 2024 · Edwards Jr. is the first black judge to serve the U.S. Western District Court of Louisiana.
Feb 7, 2022 · Louisiana’s first Black judge, Isreal M. Augustine, was appointed to the bench in 1969. The next year in 1970, in the city of New Orleans, Dutch Morial was the state's first elected Black...
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Judge Angelique Aristell Reed. Fulfilling a life long dream, Angelique Aristell Reed was elected on October 3, 1998, as the first African American Judge to serve in First City Court for the Parish of Orleans.Judge Reed brings to the bench experience, fairness, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to public service for the City of New Orleans.
