Revius Ortique Jr.

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Revius Ortique Jr.
Born(1924-06-14)June 14, 1924
DiedJune 22, 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Judge
  • civil rights activist

Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American

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]

See also

  • List of African-American jurists

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. (1924 - 2008)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper
  4. ^ Louisiana Supreme Court press release