Julian Edwin Bailes Sr.
| Julian Edwin Bailes Sr. | |
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| Judge of the Louisiana 10th Judicial District Court | |
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In office 1960–1972 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 6, 1915 Longview, Texas, USA |
| Died | February 1, 2010 (aged 95) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Predeceased by: (1) Georgia Butler Bailes |
| Children |
Georgia Ann Bailes Scott |
| Parents | Larry Thaddeus and Ethel Ballard Bailes |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern State University Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation |
Judge Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | First lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Bulge in World War II |
Predeceased by: (1) Georgia Butler Bailes
Georgia Ann Bailes Scott
Juliana Bailes Lipe
Sara Nell Bailes Williams
Julian Edwin Bailes Jr.
Emily Bailes Haines
18 grandchildren
Julian Edwin Bailes Sr. (January 6, 1915 – February 1, 2010), was a judge in the Louisiana 10th Judicial District Court from 1960 until his retirement in 1972. He was the last living eyewitness to the assassination of Governor Huey Long in the Louisiana State Capitol on September 10, 1935. Bailes was working his way through law school as an elevator operator at the capitol when the "Kingfish" was gunned down, officially by the Baton Rouge physician Carl Weiss.
Born in Longview in Gregg County in east Texas, to Larry Thaddeus Bailes and the former Ethel Ballard, Bailes graduated from (now Natchitoches Central High School) and Louisiana Normal College (now Northwestern State University), both in , Louisiana, and the LSU School of Law in Baton Rouge.
Julian Bailes enlisted in the United States Army on March 11, 1942 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. and was wounded and awarded two Purple Heart medals in 1944 for action at the Battle of the Bulge .
Julian Bailes was elected as city judge of Natchitoches in 1948 and reelected in 1954. After six years on the district court, Bailes was elected as a judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit in 1960, on which he served until his retirement in 1972. He was one of the longest-serving judges in the State of Louisiana; after retirement from the district court, he continued to serve temporarily as needed on higher courts throughout the state. In 1976, he was the interim judge of the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, a position he vacated when the Republican Douglas Gonzales was elected to the court.
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