James L. Dennis
| James Dennis | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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Assumed office October 2, 1995 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 9, 1936 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston (BA) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (JD) University of Virginia (LLM) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1955–1957 |
James L. Dennis (born January 9, 1936) is a United States federal judge currently serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with chambers New Orleans, Louisiana.
Born in Monroe in Ouachita Parish to Jenner Leon Dennis (1901-1970) and the former Hope Taylo, Dennis served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957 and is affiliated with the American Legion. In 1959, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. In 1962, he obtained a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge. Much later in 1984, he procured an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was named to the Order of the Coif. From 1962 to 1972, he was in private practice with the law firm of Hudson, Potts & Bernstein in Monroe, Louisiana. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972. He was succeeded in that position by his fellow Democrat, later Republican, John C. Ensminger, a Monroe businessman.
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