Admissions
1950, Louisiana
1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1970, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
1972, U.S. Supreme Court
1950, U.S. District Court Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana
Memberships
New Orleans (Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1978
Second Vice-President, 1980-1981, 1986-1987
First Vice President, 1988-1989
President Elect, 1989-1990)
President, 1990-1991
Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1979
Chairman, Selection of Judicial Candidate Committee, 1980-1982
Chairman, Task Force to Study Selection/Election of Judges, 1987-1989
Chairman, Section on Composition and Administration of the Judiciary, 1987-1991
Chairman, Special Committee on Judicial Process, 1991-1993
Member, Advisory Board, Louisiana Center for Law Related Education, 1991-1996
Board, President-Elect, 1996-1997
President, 1997-1998), Federal and American Bar Associations (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1993)
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Board of Directors, U.S. District Court Historical Society, 1997—)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1970-1973)
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1972-1976
Emeritus, 1993-1997)
American Judicature Society
Maritime Law Association of the United States. Lifetime