Harmon Drew, Jr.
| Richard Harmon Drew Jr. | |
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| Minden Ward 1 or City Judge | |
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In office November 1, 1984 – 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Marshall R. Pearce (interim) |
| Succeeded by | R. Harmon Drew Sr. |
| 26th Judicial District Court Judge | |
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In office March 20, 1988 – 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil C. Lowe |
| Succeeded by | John M. Robinson |
| Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal Salary: $148,000 | |
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In office 1998 – Incumbent |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 11, 1946 Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Talley Drew |
| Relations |
R. Harmon Drew Sr. (father) |
| Children |
Richard Harmon Drew, III |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney; Musician |
| Religion | Episcopal |
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(1) A lawyer and judge, Drew is also known throughout Louisiana for his Harmon Drew Band, which has performed sporadically for more than four decades. (2) Drew is descended from among the first inhabitants of Webster Parish. (3) Drew and his wife Jean operate as a legal team in his appellate court office in Shreveport. |
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R. Harmon Drew Sr. (father)
Harmon Caldwell Drew (grandfather)
Richard Cleveland Drew (great-grandfather)
Richard Maxwell Drew (great-great-grandfather)
Joseph Barton Elam Jr. (maternal grandfather)
Joseph Barton Elam Sr. (great-grandfather)
Charles Wheaton Elam (great-uncle)
Richard Harmon Drew, III
(1) A lawyer and judge, Drew is also known throughout Louisiana for his Harmon Drew Band, which has performed sporadically for more than four decades.
(2) Drew is descended from among the first inhabitants of Webster Parish.
Richard Harmon Drew Jr. (born November 11, 1946), is a Louisiana fifth-generation judge, legal lecturer, and rhythm-and-blues musician. He is serving a second 10-year term (first elected 1998) on his state's Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in Shreveport.
Drew is a native of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where he and his wife, the former Jean Talley, reside in the Drew ancestral home at 1002 Broadway Street. The home was built by the Minden businessman and later city council member William L. Life (1887–1972) and was acquired about 1915 by Drew's paternal grandfather. Drew's father, R. Harmon Drew Sr., grandfather Harmon Caldwell Drew, great-grandfather Richard Cleveland Drew, and great-great-grandfather Richard Maxwell Drew, all held judgeships in Minden and Webster or surrounding parishes. The Drew family, under its patriarch, Newett Drew, settled Webster Parish about the Overton community in 1818, prior to the establishment of either the parish or the city of Minden.
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