David T. Caldwell
| David T. Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Louisiana Second Judicial District Court in Jonesboro | |
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In office January 31, 1970 – October 1, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | P.E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Leon Whitten |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 6, 1925 Saline Bienville Parish Louisiana USA |
| Died | May 7, 1993 (aged 67) Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Charlotte Barbour Dettor (1926-2010) |
| Children |
James D. Caldwell |
| Parents | D.B. and Bertha Kolb Caldwell |
| Residence |
Jonesboro Jackson Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Saline High School (Louisiana) |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
(1) Charlotte Barbour Dettor (1926-2010)
James D. Caldwell
David M. Caldwell
Steven B. Caldwell
Saline High School (Louisiana)
Bradley University
David T. Caldwell (May 6, 1925–May 7, 1993) was a Second Judicial District Court judge based in Jonesboro, the seat of Jackson Parish in north Louisiana. He was initially appointed to his position on January 31, 1970, by Governor John J. McKeithen to succeed Judge P.E. Brown, who had reached the mandatory retirement age. Caldwell, a Democrat, was then elected on November 3, 1970, and he served until October 1, 1982. The Second Judicial District also includes Bienville and Claiborne parishes; each of the three parishes in the district has a separate judge based in Jonesboro, Arcadia and Homer, respectively.
Caldwell was born in Saline in Bienville Parish to D.B. Caldwell and the former Bertha Kolb (1897–1978). His second marriage was to the former Betty Sims (born 1939), formerly of Natchez, Mississippi. He had four sons, James David Caldwell, Steven B. Caldwell, Randall B. Caldwell, and David M. Caldwell.
After graduation in 1942 from Saline High School, Caldwell served for some three years in the United States Army Air Corps, forerunner of the Air Force. In 1945, he studied civil engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. In 1948, he entered the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge, where he obtained his law degree in 1951. He then began his private law practice in Jonesboro and for a short time in Baton Rouge. At the time of his court appointment, he was a partner in the law firm of Caldwell and Whitten in Jonesboro. Leon Whitten, who succeeded Caldwell in the judgeship, was his former law partner.
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