Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr.
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- This person's son and namesake was also a U.S. District Judge. See Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr.
Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr. (19 July 1881-22 August 1966)[1]
Appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 5th Circuit by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924.[1]
[edit] Education and Career
- Completed his law degree at Tulane University, 1906[1]
- Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1906-1912[1]
- Judge, Louisiana District Court, 1912-1918[1]
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1918-1924[1]
[edit] Footnotes
| Preceded by George W. Jack |
U.S. Federal District Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 5th Circuit 1924-1953
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Succeeded by Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr. |
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