Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1911, Jan. 14 | Born, New Orleans, La. |
| 1931 | Ph.B., Loyola University, New Orleans, La. |
| 1934 | LL.B., Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, La. |
| 1936-1937 | Lecturer, English history, Loyola University, New Orleans, La. |
| 1937-1942 | Assistant United States attorney, New Orleans, La. |
| 1945 | Married Helen Mitchell Patton (died 2007) |
| 1945-1946 | Assistant United States attorney, New Orleans, La. |
| 1948-1949 | United States attorney, Eastern District, Louisiana |
| 1949-1962 | Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana |
| 1950-1962 | Faculty, Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, La. |
| 1961 | LL.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1962-1987 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; chief judge, 1978-1981 |
| 1981-1987 | Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States; chief judge, 1982-1987 |
| 1988, Aug. 6 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |