Philip Charles Ciaccio (August 23, 1927 – November 12, 2015) was an American

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and

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. He served as a Democratic member for the 9th district of the

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Life and career

Ciaccio was born in

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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. He attended

Brother Martin High School Brother Martin High School is a private, Catholic, all-male college preparatory school run by the United States Province of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was established by the brothers in 1869 as St. Aloysius Col ...

, graduating at the age of fifteen. Ciaccio also attended

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

, where he earned his

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and

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. He served in the

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during the Korean conflict. In 1962, Ciaccio was elected to represent the 9th district of the

in a special election, succeeding Daniel L. Kelly. In 1966, he left office to represent district E of the

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, succeeding Kelly. In 1982, Ciaccio left office and was succeeded by Wayne Babovich. In the same year, he was appointed to serve as the

of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal's fourth circuit, serving until 1998. He was also a

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. Ciaccio died in November 2015, at the age of 88.

References

1927 births 2015 deaths Politicians from New Orleans Brother Martin High School alumni Tulane University alumni Louisiana lawyers Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians New Orleans City Council members Louisiana state court judges Circuit court judges in the United States 20th-century American judges {{Louisiana-politician-stub