- John Malcolm Duhé, Jr.
John Malcolm Duhé, Jr. (born
April 7 ,1933 , in Iberia Parish,Louisiana ) is a retired seniorjudge on theNew Orleans -based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He currently practices law in Lafayette.Duhe's former
father-in-law was the late DemocraticU.S. Representative F. Edward Hébert of New Orleans, who held the Louisiana First Congressional District seat from 1941 to 1977. Duhe was married to Hebert's only child, the former Dawn Marie Hébert. He has four children, Kim Duhé Holleman, Jeanne Duhé Sinitier, Edward M. Duhé, and M. Bofill Duhé.Duhé was appointed as appellate judge in 1988 by President
Ronald Reagan , and he has been a senior judge since 1999. He was named to the seat vacated by the death of JudgeAlbert Tate, Jr. , of Opelousas, an appointee of PresidentJimmy Carter .Duhé received his
bachelor of arts degree fromTulane University in New Orleans in 1955 and hislaw degree from Tulane Law School in 1957.Duhé is descended from a wealthy old-line Republican Party (GOP) family. His grandfather, Jean (pronounced JOHN) Paulin Duhé (
May 7 ,1885 -May 2 ,1961 ), was the president of the New Iberia NationalBank , head of the Duhe-BourgeoisSugar Company, president of the Edmundson-Duherice mill, third vice-president of thetrade association , the American Sugar Cane League, and the president of the St. Martin-Iberia-St. Mary Flood Control Association. Paulin Duhé was also the GOP candidate for the Third Congressional District in 1948.Previously, Duhé had served as a federal judge for the
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana . Several distinguished members of the bar have clerked for Duhé, including Tulane Law School professor David Snyder.Duhé was not Reagan's first choice for the appeals court. The president first nominated former Republican Governor
David C. Treen for the post. However, Democratic senators refused to allow a confirmation vote on Treen's nomination.External links
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=660 Profile at Federal Judicial Center]
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