Jack Murphy Gordon
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Jack Murphy Gordon (February 13, 1931 – March 4, 1982) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gordon received a B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1951 and a J.D. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1954. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1954 to 1971, also serving in the U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps from 1954 to 1956.
On April 14, 1971, Gordon was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1971, and received his commission on June 22, 1971, serving thereafter until his death, in Metairie, Louisiana.
Sources
- Jack Murphy Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1971–1982 |
Succeeded by Martin Leach-Cross Feldman |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1931 births
- 1982 deaths
- Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
- United States Air Force personnel
- 20th-century American lawyers
