James D. Simon

James Dudley Simon (January 30, 1897 – October 23, 1982) was a Louisiana politician who served on the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1955 to 1960. Biography Born in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Simon graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1918 and then served in World War I. He served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1921 to 1925, and was thereafter a district court judge from 1925 to 1941, when he received a temporary appointed to the Orleans Court of Appeals until 1942. Simon was elected to the state supreme court in January 1955, and retired on August 23, 1960. References 1897 births 1982 deaths Louisiana state court judges Louisiana lawyers People from St. Martinville, Louisiana Cajun people Louisiana State University alumni Tulane University Law School alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Louisiana state senators United States Army officers Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court 20th-century American judges Burials in Louisiana 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers