Henry Alvan Mentz Jr. (November 10, 1920 – January 23, 2005) was a
United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born on November 10, 1920, in
New Orleans,
Louisiana, Mentz received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Tulane University in 1941 and a
Bachelor of Laws from the
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
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at
Louisiana State University in 1943. He worked in private practice in New Orleans in 1943. He served in the
United States Army from 1943 to 1946. He served in private practice in
Hammond
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, Louisiana from 1946 to 1982. Concurrent with his private practice, he served as a staff attorney for the
Shell Oil Company from 1947 to 1948, as an assistant to the executive counsel to the Governor of Louisiana in 1948 and as the city attorney of Hammond from 1954 to 1961.
Federal judicial service
Mentz was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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on June 2, 1982, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Lansing Leroy Mitchell. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on June 24, 1982, and received commission on June 25, 1982. He assumed
senior status on July 1, 1992. His service terminated on December 31, 2001, due to retirement.
Death
Mentz died on January 23, 2005, in New Orleans.
References
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1920 births
2005 deaths
Tulane University alumni
Louisiana State University alumni
Lawyers from New Orleans
Military personnel from Louisiana
American Episcopalians
People from Hammond, Louisiana
Louisiana Republicans
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
20th-century American judges
United States Army personnel of World War II