Jack Murphy Gordon (February 13, 1931 – March 4, 1982) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Jack Murphy Gordon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
June 22, 1971 – March 4, 1982
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded byMartin Leach-Cross Feldman
Personal details
Born
Jack Murphy Gordon

(1931-02-13)February 13, 1931
Lake Charles, Louisiana
DiedMarch 4, 1982(1982-03-04) (aged 51)
Metairie, Louisiana
EducationLouisiana State University (B.S.)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.)

Education and career

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Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gordon received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University in 1951 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1954. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1954 to 1971, also serving as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1954 to 1956.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On April 14, 1971, Gordon was nominated by President Richard 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 of a heart attack on March 4, 1982, in Metairie, Louisiana.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jack Murphy Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "JACK GORDON".

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 84 Stat. 294
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1971–1982
Succeeded by