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Richard T. Haik

Richard Theodore Haik
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
March 6, 2015 – January 15, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
June 14, 1991 – March 6, 2015
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by John M. Duhe, Jr.
Succeeded by vacant
Judge of the Louisiana 16th Judicial District
In office
1984–1991
Preceded by John M. Duhe, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1950-03-01) March 1, 1950 (age 67)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Spouse(s) Kathleen Haik
Relations Suzanne Haik Terrell, sister
Ted Haik, brother
Children Elizabeth Haik
Richard T. Haik, Jr.
Mary Carolyn Haik
Residence Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater University of Louisiana at Lafayette B.S.
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law J.D.
Occupation Judge
Profession Attorney
Religion Roman Catholic
Military service
Service/branch Louisiana Army National Guard

Richard Theodore Haik (born March 1, 1950) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

One of four children of Theodore Michael Haik, Sr., and the former Margaret Hannie, both deceased, Richard Haik was born in Lafayette but reared in New Iberia, Louisiana. He graduated in 1968 from Catholic High School in New Iberia, where he was a three-year lettermen in football and an all-state defensive end/fullback. In 1971, he received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he was a four-year letterman in football for the Ragin' Cajuns. He received his Juris Doctor in 1975 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He was in the private practice of law in New Iberia from 1975 to 1984. From 1971 to 1978, he was a member of the Louisiana Army National Guard; from 1980 to 1984, he was a reserve captain in the United States Army.

Judge Haik and his wife, Kathleen, have three children, Elizabeth, Richart T. Haik, Jr., and Mary Carolyn. He is an ardent Ragin' Cajuns football fan and an avid big-game hunter.

In 1984, Haik was elected as a state district judge for the 16th Judicial District in New Iberia to the seat vacated by John M. Duhe, Jr., who became a federal district judge for the Western District of Louisiana under appointment from then U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan. Haik served on the state court until 1991.


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