J. Frank McInnis
| Jesse Frank McInnis | |
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| Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal | |
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In office 1952 – December 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Robert F. Kennon |
| Succeeded by | H. Welborn Ayres |
| 26th Judicial District Court Judge | |
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In office January 1, 1930 – 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Harmon Caldwell Drew |
| Succeeded by | James E. Bolin |
| Webster Parish Clerk of Court | |
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In office September 26, 1919 – April 7, 1924 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Tillman |
| Succeeded by | G. A. Rathbun |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 28, 1886 Castor, Bienville Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | January 27, 1959 (aged 72) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cortez Mixon McInnis |
| Children | Elizabeth M. Crumpton (1917-2013) |
| Residence | Minden, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
Jesse Frank McInnis, known as J. Frank McInnis (January 28, 1886 – January 27, 1959), was a judge of his state's Second Circuit Court of Appeal from Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana. In 1952, McInnis succeeded Robert F. Kennon of Minden, in the circuit judgeship which Kennon vacated to become governor of Louisiana. Prior to his appeals court service, McInnis served for twenty-two years on the now 26th Judicial District Court.
The son of Jesse McInnis (1858-1946), McInnis was born on a farm near Castor in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, where he attended Castor High School. He left the farm at the age of sixteen to come to Minden in 1906, where he worked for more than a decade in mercantile, railroads, and banking. From 1919 to 1924, he was the deputy Webster Parish clerk of court under John H. Tillman, in which capacity he also independently studied for the law. In 1923, McInnis was admitted to the Louisiana bar and began his law practice in Minden. One of his early law partners was another attorney originally from Castor, John T. Campbell (1903-1993), who also for a time was the secretary of the Louisiana State Senate.
On January 1, 1930, Governor Huey Pierce Long, Jr., appointed McInnis, a fellow Democrat, to the new 26th District state court, created in 1926 and based in Benton, the seat of Bossier Parish. After his short-term appointment, McInnis was elected to full terms on the district court in 1930, when he defeated fellow Democrat R. H. Lee in a runoff election. In 1936, he won by 46 votes over opponent Clifford E. Hays, 2,889 (50.4 percent) to 2,843 (49.6 percent). McInnis won again in 1942 and 1948. Some 80 percent of McInnis' criminal court rulings were upheld on appeal. At the time, few criminal cases were appealed.
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