Donald Ellsworth Walter | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Assumed office November 30, 2001 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| In office July 11, 1985 –November 30, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | S. Maurice Hicks Jr. |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| In office 1969–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1936 Jennings, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Education | Louisiana State University (B.A.) Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.) |
Donald Ellsworth Walter (born March 15, 1936) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Shreveport.
Born in Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana, Walter was in the United States Army from 1957 to 1958. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1964. He was in private practice in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from 1964 to 1969 and was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana from 1969 to 1977. In August 1976, President Gerald Ford nominated Walter to the Western District of Louisiana but the United States Senate with a large Democrat majority, declined to vote on his nomination. Walter returned to private practice in Shreveport from 1978 to 1985. [1] In 1977, Walter was appointed chairman of the Republican Party for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, which then embraced eight parishes. Walter likened the Democrats to the "party of special interests" and described the Republican Party as "the only political entity that represents working people, men and women, blacks and whites of our state and nation." [2]
On May 15, 1985, Walter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985, receiving his commission the following day. Walter assumed senior status on November 30, 2001. [1]
Abel John "A. J." McNamara, was a Louisiana state representative from 1976 to 1980 and United States District Judge of the New Orleans-based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. These cities comprise the Western District of Louisiana.
Alexander "Aleck" Boarman was a United States Representative from Louisiana and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Previously, he served in the Confederate States Army and as Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana.
John Malcolm Duhé Jr., is an inactive Senior United States Circuit Judge of the New Orleans-based United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Dee Dodson Drell is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana. Drell was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 15, 2003, confirmed by the United States Senate, 99-0, on April 9, received his commission on April 10, and had his investiture ceremony on May 30.
Lance Michael Africk is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Jr. was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
James L. Dennis is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with chambers New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rebecca Gayle Feeney Doherty is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr., known professionally as S. Maurice Hicks Jr., is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Edwin Ford Hunter Jr. was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Don Albert Pardee was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit.
Gaston Louis Noel Porterie was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Thomas Bolling Robertson was an Attorney General of the Orleans Territory, Secretary of the Louisiana Territory, a United States Representative from Louisiana, the 3rd Governor of Louisiana, Attorney General of Louisiana and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Alvin Benjamin Rubin 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.
Greg Gerard Guidry is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He is a former Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Terry Alvin Doughty is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He was previously a judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court in Louisiana.
Morris Sheppard Arnold is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Adrian Guy Duplantier Sr. was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing a portion of Orleans Parish for four terms.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 1985–2001 | Succeeded by S. Maurice Hicks Jr. |
Authority control  |
|
|---|
