Revius Ortique Jr.
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Born | June 14, 1924 |
Died | June 22, 2008 | (aged 84)
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Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American jurist, the first African-American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist.[1][2]
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II,[1] and later graduated from Dillard University. He was a judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1978 to 1992, serving as Chief Judge of that district from 1986 onward.[1] In 1992, Revius Ortique was the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[3][4]
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- ^ a b c "Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. (1924 - 2008)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper
- ^ Louisiana Supreme Court press release
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