Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (May 10, 1910 – December 22, 1981) was a
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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* Eastern District of Louisiana
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and previously was a United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Gulfport,
Mississippi
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, to Catherine and Robert Andrew Ainsworth Sr., Ainsworth earned a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
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in 1932. He was in private practice in
,
Louisiana
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from 1932 to 1961. He was a Lieutenant in the
United States Navy
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during
World War II
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, in 1944. He was a member of the
Louisiana State Senate from 1952 to 1961, serving as
President pro tem
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from 1952 to 1956 and from 1960 to 1961.
Federal judicial service
Ainsworth was nominated by President
John F. Kennedy
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on September 14, 1961, to the
, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. His service terminated on August 31, 1966, due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit.
Ainsworth was nominated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson
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on June 28, 1966, to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts:
* Eastern District of Louisiana
* M ...
, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received his commission on July 22, 1966. His service terminated on December 22, 1981, due to his death.
Personal life
Ainsworth married Elizabeth Estelle Hiern (1911-1999) in 1933. They had 3 children.
References
Sources
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1910 births
1981 deaths
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by John F. Kennedy
20th-century American judges
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Navy officers
Louisiana lawyers
Place of death missing