Edward James Boyle Sr. (October 11, 1913 – July 24, 2002) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
McDonoughville,
Louisiana
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, Boyle received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
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in 1935. He was in private practice in
, Louisiana from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1966. He was an
Assistant United States Attorney
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of the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1942 to 1945.
Federal judicial service
On August 16, 1966, Boyle was nominated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson
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to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Robert A. Ainsworth Jr.
Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (May 10, 1910 – December 22, 1981) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court fo ...
He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966. He assumed
senior status
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on December 1, 1981. Boyle served in that capacity until his death in New Orleans on July 24, 2002.
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1913 births
2002 deaths
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
20th-century American judges
Lawyers from New Orleans
Assistant United States Attorneys