John Victor Parker
{{Short description|American judge (1928–2014)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
| term_start = October 31, 1998
| term_end = July 14, 2014
| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
| term_start1 = 1979
| term_end1 = 1998
| predecessor1 = Elmer Gordon West
| successor1 = Frank Joseph Polozola
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
| term_start2 = September 26, 1979
| term_end2 = October 31, 1998
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| appointer2 = Jimmy Carter
| predecessor2 = Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
| successor2 = James Joseph Brady
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| birth_name = John Victor Parker
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| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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| education = Louisiana State University (BA)
{{nowrap|Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD)}}
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John Victor Parker (October 14, 1928 – July 14, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Education and career
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Parker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1952. He was in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, remaining in the United States Army Reserve until 1964. He was in private practice in Baton Rouge from 1954 to 1979, also serving as an assistant parish attorney of the City of Baton Rouge in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, from 1956 to 1966.{{FJC Bio|1839|nid=1386101|name=John Victor Parker}}
Federal judicial service
On May 24, 1979, Parker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1998, assuming senior status on October 31, 1998, serving until his death on July 14, 2014, at his home in Baton Rouge.{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/Federal-Judge-John-V-Parker-dies-5623565.php|title="Federal Judge John V. Parker Dies" Houston Chronicle, July 15, 2014|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/9729640-125/retired-us-judge-john-parker|title=BR's U.S. Judge John Parker dies at age 85|first=Charles|last=Lussier|publisher=|access-date=2014-07-15|archive-date=2014-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722004308/http://theadvocate.com/home/9729640-125/retired-us-judge-john-parker|url-status=dead}}
References
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Sources
- {{FJC Bio|1839|nid=1386101|name=John Victor Parker}}
External links
- {{cite news|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/9729640-125/brs-us-judge-john-parker|title=BR's U.S. Judge John Parker dies at age 85: Tenure began with desegregation case|author=Charles Lussier|newspaper=Baton Rouge Morning Advocate|date=July 15, 2014|accessdate=July 16, 2014|archive-date=July 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726040435/http://theadvocate.com/home/9729640-125/brs-us-judge-john-parker|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=john-v-parker&pid=171752176&fhid=17442|title=Judge John V. Parker obituary|publisher=Baton Rouge Morning Advocate|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}
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Category:Lawyers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:Baton Rouge Magnet High School alumni
Category:Louisiana State University alumni
Category:Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
Category:United States Army officers