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Earl Ernest Veron (January 2, 1922 – August 28, 1990) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Smoke Bend, Louisiana, Veron received a B.A. from McNeese State University in 1957 and a J.D. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1959. He was in private practice in Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1959 to 1968. He was a judge on the 14th Judiciary District, Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1967 to 1977.
On July 19, 1977, Veron was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Edwin F. Hunter, Jr.. Veron was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 4, 1977, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on February 13, 1990, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1990, in New Orleans, Louisiana.