A. J. McNamara

A. J. McNamara
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
June 9, 2001 – December 2, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
1999–2001
Preceded byMorey Leonard Sear
Succeeded byEdith Brown Clement
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
June 21, 1982 – June 9, 2001
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byEdward James Boyle Sr.
Succeeded byJay C. Zainey
Louisiana State Representative
In office
1976–1980
Personal details
BornAbel John McNamara
(1936-06-09)June 9, 1936
DiedDecember 2, 2014(2014-12-02) (aged 78)
Cause of deathProgressive supranuclear palsy
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, New Orleans
PartyDemocratic until 1977
Republican from 1977
EducationLouisiana State University (B.S.)
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D.)
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Abel John "A. J." McNamara (June 9, 1936 – December 2, 2014), was a Louisiana politician and judge who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980 and as a United States district judge of the New Orleans–based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1982 to 2001.