Ford E. Stinson Jr.
| Ford Edwards Stinson Jr. | |
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| Division B and Chief Judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes | |
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In office 1997–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Graydon K. Kitchens Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jeff R. Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1952 Benton, Bossier Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Cynthia C. Stinson Kilpatrick (divorced) |
| Children |
Ford Edwards Stinson, III |
| Parents | Edna Earle Richardson Stinson |
| Residence | Benton, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Benton High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
(1) Cynthia C. Stinson Kilpatrick (divorced)
Ford Edwards Stinson, III
Brian Andrew Stinson
Benton High School
Louisiana State University
Ford Edwards Stinson Jr. (born November 7, 1952), is an attorney who is a retired chief judge from Division B of the 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern Louisiana. First elected to the judgeship in 1996, Stinson, a Democrat, is not seeking a fourth six-year term in the primary election scheduled for November 4, 2014.
A Benton native, Stinson is descended from a pioneer Bossier Parish family. His father, Ford E. Stinson, also a lawyer, served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944 and again from 1952 to 1972.His mother, the former Edna Earle Richardson, was the first woman in Bossier Parish to serve as the foreman of a grand jury.
Stinson graduated in 1970 from Benton High School, at which he has been the public address announcer at football games since 1986. He subsequently graduated in 1974 from Louisiana State University and in 1977 from the LSU Law Center in Baton Rouge. He was honorably discharged at the rank of captain from the United States Army Reserves. He is a member of the bar associations of Louisiana, Bossier and Webster parishes, and Shreveport. He is affiliated with the nonpartisan American Judicature Society and the National Association for Court Management. He is a past member of the executive committee of the Louisiana District Judges Association.
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