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{{Short description|American judge}}
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|office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]]
|office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]]
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|term_start = November 16, 1965
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|term_end2 = February 2, 1962
|term_end2 = February 2, 1962
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|successor2 = [[Edward McDermott]]
|successor2 = [[Edward A. McDermott|Edward McDermott]]
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|office3 = Director of the [[Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization]]
|president3 = [[John F. Kennedy]]
|president3 = [[John F. Kennedy]]
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'''Frank Burton Ellis''' (February 10, 1907 – November 3, 1969) was a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]].
'''Frank Burton Ellis''' (February 10, 1907 – November 3, 1969) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]].


==Education and career==
==Education and career==
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* ''Minden Herald,'' July 16, 1954, p.&nbsp;3.
* ''Minden Herald,'' July 16, 1954, p.&nbsp;3.
* Numan V. Bartley and Hugh D. Graham, ''Southern Elections: County and Precinct Data, 1950-1972'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University Press]], 1978, p.&nbsp;122.
* Numan V. Bartley and Hugh D. Graham, ''Southern Elections: County and Precinct Data, 1950-1972'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University Press]], 1978, p.&nbsp;122.
* Billy Hathorn, ''The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920-1980,'' ([[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]: [[Northwestern State University]], 1980), pp.&nbsp;101, 107.
* Quoted in Clarence L. Mohr and Joseph E. Gordon, ''Tulane: The Emergence of a Modern University, 1945-1980'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University Press]], 2001, p.&nbsp;227.
* Quoted in Clarence L. Mohr and Joseph E. Gordon, ''Tulane: The Emergence of a Modern University, 1945-1980'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University Press]], 2001, p.&nbsp;227.
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 8 December 2024

Frank Burton Ellis
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
November 16, 1965 – November 3, 1969
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
April 12, 1962 – November 16, 1965
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byJ. Skelly Wright
Succeeded byFrederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
Director of the Office of Emergency Planning
In office
September 22, 1961 – February 2, 1962
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEdward McDermott
Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
In office
March 9, 1961 – September 22, 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byLewis Berry (Acting)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
In office
1940–1944
Preceded byColeman Lindsey
Succeeded byGrove Stafford
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the St. Tammany Parish district
In office
1940–1944
Preceded byEsco Knight
Succeeded byH. H. Richardson
Personal details
Born
Frank Burton Ellis

(1907-02-10)February 10, 1907
Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1969(1969-11-05) (aged 62)
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Alice Grima (Divorced)
Marjorie Wheatley (1965–1969)
Children3
EducationGulf Coast Military Academy (BS)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (LLB)

Frank Burton Ellis (February 10, 1907 – November 3, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

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Born in Covington, Louisiana, Ellis attended the Gulf Coast Military Academy and received a Bachelor of Laws from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1929. He was in private practice of law in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1930 to 1961. He served as a special assistant attorney general of Louisiana. He was a Member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1940 to 1944, serving as President pro tem from 1940 to 1944. He was National Director of the Office of Emergency Planning from 1961 to 1962. He was a Member of the National Security Council in 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Ellis was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on February 2, 1962, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by J. Skelly Wright. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on November 16, 1965. His service was terminated on November 3, 1969, due to his death.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ellis, Frank Burton - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

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Political offices
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
1940–1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
1961 		Position abolished
New office Director of the Office of Emergency Planning
1961–1962 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1962–1965 		Succeeded by
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