A. J. McNamara
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
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In office June 21, 1982 – June 9, 2001 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Edward James Boyle, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Jay Zainey |
| Louisiana State Representative for Jefferson Parish | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Abel John McNamara June 9, 1936 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 2014 (aged 78) Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Progressive supranuclear palsy |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans |
| Political party | Democratic-turned-Republican (1977) |
| Spouse(s) | Alma J. (née Loisel) McNamara |
| Children | Four children |
| Parents | Henry D. and Ruby (née Price) McNamara |
| Residence | Metairie, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney; retired judge; former engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy (1959-1962) |
Abel John McNamara (June 9, 1936 – December 2, 2014), was a Louisiana state representative from 1976 to 1980 and judge of the New Orleans-based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who served full-time from June 21, 1982, until the fall of 2001, when he assumed senior status.
McNamara, a son of Henry D. and Ruby (née Price) McNamara, graduated in 1954 from the Roman Catholic Jesuit High School in his native New Orleans. In 1959, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1968 he received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University College of Law.
McNamara served in the United States Navy from 1959-62. From 1966-68, while in law school he was a bailiff and law clerk for U.S. District Judge Herbert W. Christenberry of the same court on which McNamara served. He maintained a private law practice from 1968-82.
In 1976, he joined three other attorneys in forming the partnership Hailey, McNamara, McNamara, and Hall. The name was changed to Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale in 1982, when A. J. McNamara was appointed to the district judgeship. The firm is the largest in Jefferson Parish and one of the largest litigation operations in metropolitan New Orleans.
While practicing law, McNamara served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from populous Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans. Elected in the first-ever nonpartisan blanket primary, also called the jungle primary of 1975, he was a Democratic representative from 1976 to 1977, and a Republican convert from 1977 to 1980. He did not seek reelection in the 1979 primary.
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