S. Maurice Hicks Jr.

Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr., known professionally as S. Maurice Hicks Jr., (born December 5, 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
November 3, 2017
Preceded byDee D. Drell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
May 21, 2003
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDonald Ellsworth Walter
Personal details
Born
Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr.

(1952-12-05) December 5, 1952
New Orleans, Louisiana
EducationTexas Christian University (B.A.)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Hicks received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1977. He was a law clerk and staff attorney of the Louisiana Legislative Council from 1975 to 1977. He was in private practice in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1977 to 2003.

District court service

On September 12, 2002, Hicks was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Donald Ellsworth Walter. Hicks was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 2003, and received his commission on May 21, 2003. He became Chief Judge on November 3, 2017.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Donald Ellsworth Walter
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
2003–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Dee D. Drell
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
2017–present
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