Benjamin Dawkins, Jr.
Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins, Jr. (1911-1984) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Dawkins was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 21, 1953, to a seat vacated by Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1953, and received his commission on August 3, 1953. From 1953-1973, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on August 6, 1973. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on August 31, 1984.[1]
Early life and education
- Tulane University, B.A., 1932
- Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1934[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1934-1935
- Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1935-1953
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1945[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Louisiana
Dawkins was nominated to the Western District of Louisiana by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 21, 1953, to a seat vacated by Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1953, and received his commission on August 3, 1953. From 1953-1973, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on August 6, 1973. He served the Western District of Louisiana until his death on August 31, 1984.[1] Dawkins was succeeded in this position by Tom Stagg.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Dawkins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. |
Western District of Louisiana 1953–1973 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Tom Stagg
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
