|
Second Circuit Court of Appeal
430 Fannin Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 (318) 227-3700 (318) 227-3735 (fax)
8:30 - 4:45, Monday through Friday
WE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26-27 THANKSGIVING DAY
|
|
Judge Charles B. Peatross BIOGRAPHICAL DATA Date of birth: May 27, 1940; married to Betsy Chandler Peatross; three children: Christopher, Ashley and Allison; resides in Shreveport, LA.
CAREER Second Circuit Court of Appeal, Shreveport, Louisiana; Appellate Judge, elected without opposition in 1996. Re-elected without opposition in 2002. Private Law Practice, Shreveport, Louisiana for 31 years; Senior Partner in Peatross, Greer & Frazier Law clerk for Second Circuit Court of Appeal, Shreveport, Louisiana from August 1964 - August 1965 Admitted to practice in the states of Louisiana and Colorado
EDUCATION Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA; Juris Doctor (1964) Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Bachelor of Business Administration (1963) C. E. Byrd High School (1958)
PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS President of the Second Circuit Judges Association (2001-2002) President of the Shreveport Bar Association (1995) Executive Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association (1994-1996) Shreveport City Attorney (1983-1986) Shreveport City Council (1978-1982) and Chairman of Council (1982) Louisiana State Chairman, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (1984-1986) Representative to the Louisiana House of Delegates (1974-1994) Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan YMCA (1980-1982) Long Range Planning Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association (1998-2000) Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Louisiana Bar Association (1996-2001) Louisiana Appellate Rules Committee (1998 to present) Judicial Liaison Committee of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (1999-2001) Appointed by Louisiana Supreme Court to an Ad Hoc committee to study the feasibility of a mandatory internship program for new attorneys (2000-2004) Harry V. Booth Inn of Court Member of First United Methodist Church of Shreveport and former member of its Administrative Board |