JUDICIAL · LA · 1949-1970
John B. Fournet
Supreme Court Chief Justice · Democrat · Louisiana
On the record
21-year tenure
Background
John B. Fournet served as Supreme Court Chief Justice of Louisiana from 1949–1970 (21 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Joe B. Hamiter. Note: 21-year tenure. Same-year political environment (1949): Governor Earl Long.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Louisiana
- Pascal F. Calogero Jr. (1990-2008)
- John A. Dixon Jr. (1981-1990)
- Walter F. Marcus Jr. (1980-1981)
- Frank W. Summers (1979-1980)
- Joe W. Sanders (1973-1979)
- E. Howard McCaleb (1972-1973)
- Joe B. Hamiter (1970-1972)