Morey Leonard Sear (February 26, 1929 – September 6, 2004) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
,
Louisiana
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, Sear received a
Juris Doctor from
Tulane University Law School
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In addition to the usual common ...
in 1950. He was a Captain in the
United States Marine Corps
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from 1950 to 1952. He was an assistant district attorney of the
Parish of Orleans, Louisiana from 1952 to 1955. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1955 to 1971, serving as special counsel to the New Orleans Aviation Board from 1956 to 1959.
Federal judicial service
Sear served as a
United States magistrate judge
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for the
from 1971 to 1976. On March 30, 1976, Sear was nominated by President
Gerald Ford to a seat on that court vacated by Judge
James August Comiskey. Sear was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on May 6, 1976, and received his commission on May 7, 1976. He served as a Judge of the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
The Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals was established by the United States Congress in December 1971 with exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from the decisions of the U.S. district courts in cases arising under the wage and price control pr ...
from 1982 to 1993. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999, assuming
senior status
Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...
on October 31, 2000, and serving in that capacity until his death on September 6, 2004, in New Orleans.
See also
*
List of Jewish American jurists
This is a list of notable Jewish American jurists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal judges Appellate judges
* Robert E. Bacharach, Judge of the United States Court of ...
References
Sources
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1929 births
2004 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
20th-century American judges
Tulane University alumni
Tulane University Law School alumni
United States Marine Corps officers
United States magistrate judges
Louisiana Republicans