Donald Ellsworth Walter
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
November 30, 2001
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
July 11, 1985 – November 30, 2001
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded byS. Maurice Hicks Jr.
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
1969–1977
Personal details
Born (1936-03-15) March 15, 1936
Jennings, Louisiana, US
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Shreveport, Louisiana
EducationLouisiana State University (B.A.)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.)

Donald Ellsworth Walter (born March 15, 1936) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Shreveport.

Education and career

He was born in Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana. He was an enlisted soldier in the United States Army from 1957 to 1958 and was stationed at Fort Bliss. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1964. He was in private practice in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from 1964 to 1969 and was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana from 1969 to 1977.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On May 15, 1985, Walter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985, receiving his commission the following day. Walter assumed senior status on November 30, 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Donald Ellsworth Walter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ "Walter to chair GOP group", Minden Press-Herald, June 23, 1977, p. 1

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