Frank Joseph Polozola
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Frank Joseph Polozola is a United States federal judge
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Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
, Polozola received an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1965. He was a law clerk
, Hon. E. Gordon West, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana from 1965 to 1966. He was in private practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
from 1966 to 1973. He was a Professor, Louisiana State University Law Center from 1977 to the present.
Polozola was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
. Polozola was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
on April 2, 1980, to a seat vacated by Elmer Gordon West
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1998-2005. He assumed senior status
on January 15, 2007.
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1972-1973 (part-time)
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1973–1980
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
, Polozola received an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1965. He was a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
, Hon. E. Gordon West, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana from 1965 to 1966. He was in private practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
from 1966 to 1973. He was a Professor, Louisiana State University Law Center from 1977 to the present.
Polozola was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
The United States Court for the Middle District of Louisiana comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Court is held at the United States Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
. Polozola was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
on April 2, 1980, to a seat vacated by Elmer Gordon West
Elmer Gordon West
Elmer Gordon West was a United States federal judge.Born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, West received a B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1941 and an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1942. He was in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1942 to 1945...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1998-2005. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on January 15, 2007.
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1972-1973 (part-time)
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1973–1980