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Henry Anthony Politz (May 9, 1932 – May 25, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.


Education and career

Born in
Napoleonville Napoleonville is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 660 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is best known as the loca ...
, Louisiana, Politz served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1958 and a
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from
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at Louisiana State University in 1959. He was in private practice in
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, Louisiana from 1959 to 1979.


Federal judicial service

On May 3, 1979, Politz was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 12, 1979, and received his commission on July 13, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999, assuming senior status on August 10, 1999. Politz served in that capacity until his death, on May 25, 2002, in Shreveport.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Politz, Henry Anthony 1932 births 2002 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Jimmy Carter 20th-century American judges Louisiana State University alumni Louisiana State University Law Center alumni People from Napoleonville, Louisiana