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Henry Anthony Politz

American judge (1932–2002)

Summary

American judge (1932–2002)

Field	Value
name	Henry Anthony Politz
office	Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
term_start	August 10, 1999
term_end	May 25, 2002
office1	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
term_start1	January 16, 1992
term_end1	January 16, 1999
predecessor1	Charles Clark
successor1	Carolyn Dineen King
office2	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
term_start2	July 13, 1979
term_end2	August 10, 1999
appointer2	Jimmy Carter
predecessor2	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
successor2	Charles W. Pickering
birth_name	Henry Anthony Politz
birth_date
birth_place	Napoleonville, Louisiana, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
education	Louisiana State University (BA)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD)
website

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD) Henry Anthony Politz (May 9, 1932 – May 25, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, Politz served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1958 and a Juris Doctor from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1959. He was in private practice in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1959 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 1979, Politz was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 12, 1979, and received his commission on July 13, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from January 16, 1992 to January 16, 1999. Politz assumed senior status on August 10, 1999 and served in that capacity until his death, on May 25, 2002, in Shreveport.

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References

{{FJC Bio. 1902
(January 17, 1992). "Circuit chief judge named". The Orange Leader.
(January 17, 1999). "1st female chief judge". Waco Herald-Tribune.

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