Bruce Martin Bolin | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 10 (Webster Parish) |
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In office 1979–1990 |
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Preceded by | R. Harmon Drew, Sr. |
Succeeded by | Eugene Eason |
Division E Judge, 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana | |
In office January 1, 1991 – January 31, 2012 |
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Preceded by | New judgeship |
Succeeded by |
Joe Bleich (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
September 28, 1950
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Third wife: Michelle D. Bolin (born May 5, 1962) |
Children |
Brooke Courtney Pierce |
Parents | Mary Eloise Martin Bolin |
Alma mater |
Minden High School |
Occupation | Attorney |
Religion | United Methodist Church |
(1) Bolin and his father, James E. Bolin, each held the positions of Louisiana state representative and judge of the 26th Judicial Court – thirty-eight years apart. (2) Though Bolin's House seat switched to Republican after his resignation to become judge, the Democrats promptly regained the position in the general election of November 16, 1991, and have held it since that time. |
Joe Bleich (interim)
Brooke Courtney Pierce
Page Gammon Bolin
Minden High School
Louisiana State University
(1) Bolin and his father, James E. Bolin, each held the positions of Louisiana state representative and judge of the 26th Judicial Court – thirty-eight years apart.
Bruce Martin Bolin (born September 28, 1950) is a retired judge of the 26th Judicial District of Louisiana and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Bolin held court from 1991 to 2012 in the Division E judgeship based in Benton and Minden, the seats of government of Bossier and Webster parishes, respectively.
Bolin was born to Judge James E. Bolin, Sr., and the former Mary Eloise Martin (1913–2007). He was born in Springhill, where his parents were then residing. He graduated in 1968 from Minden High School. He was a basketball manager and golfer in high school. Bolin procured his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and his legal credentials from Louisiana State University Law Center, both in Baton Rouge. ]]. His brother, James E. Bolin, Jr. (born 1941), is a practicing attorney in Shreveport. He also has two sisters, Beth Bolin Falk and Becky Bolin Maupin.