Francis Willard "Frank" Hawthorne (June 2, 1900 – March 2, 1986) was a justice of the

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from January 1, 1945, to January 2, 1968. Hawthorne received his law degree from

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, and was a Louisiana District Attorney and a judge of the state's Fourth Judicial Circuit before defeating two other candidates to secure his election to an open seat on the supreme court in 1944."Frank Willard Hawthorne", ''The Shreveport Journal'' (March 3, 1986), p. 8. Hawthorne remained active in his retirement, appearing before the Louisiana Constitutional Convention's Judiciary Committee in 1973 to urge "a constitutional prohibition against pardons for capitol punishment"."Greater Authority for Parish Officials Proposed", ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' (May 28, 1973), p. 3.

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