Thomas E. Stagg Jr. (January 19, 1923 – June 23, 2015) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born on January 19, 1923, in

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, Stagg received a

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degree in 1943 from

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and a

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in 1949 from the

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at Louisiana State University. He was a

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from 1943 to 1946. He entered private practice in Shreveport from 1949 to 1974. He was Vice-President of King Hardware Company in Louisiana from 1955 to 1974. He was President of the Abe Meyer Corporation in Shreveport from 1960 to 1974. He was managing partner of the Pierremont Mall Shopping Center from 1963 to 1974. He was President of Stagg Investments, Inc. from 1964 to 1974. He was managing partner of the Camellia Trading Company starting in 1974.

Federal judicial service

Stagg was nominated by President

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on February 18, 1974, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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He was confirmed by the

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on March 7, 1974, and received his commission on March 8, 1974. He served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1991. He assumed

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on February 29, 1992. His service terminated on June 23, 2015, due to his death in Shreveport.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stagg, Thomas E. Jr. 1923 births 2015 deaths People from Shreveport, Louisiana United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Louisiana lawyers United States Army personnel of World War II Louisiana State University alumni Louisiana State University Law Center alumni