Marcel Livaudais, Jr.

Marcel Livaudais, Jr.

Marcel Livaudais, Jr. (March 3, 1925 – February 9, 2009) was a United States federal judge.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Livaudais received a B.A. from Tulane University in 1945 and a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1949. He was a Commissioned Ensign in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1949 to 1950, returning to the Navy as a Lieutenant (J.G.) from 1950 to 1952. He then resumed his private practice in New Orleans until 1977.

He served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1977 to 1984. Then, on June 19, 1984, Livaudais was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Fred Cassibry. Livaudais was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1984, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1996, serving in that capacity until his retirement on December 31, 2008. He died in New Orleans.

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