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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.
Education and career
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 in the United States Air Force JAG Corps from 1954 to 1956.
Federal judicial service
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.
Sources
- Jack Murphy Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| 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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman |