S. Maurice Hicks Jr.

Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 2017
Preceded by	Dee D. Drell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office May 21, 2003
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Donald Ellsworth Walter
Personal details
Born	Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr. (1952-12-05) December 5, 1952 (age 69) New Orleans, Louisiana
Education	Texas Christian University (BA) Paul M. Hebert Law Center (JD)

Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr., known professionally as S. Maurice Hicks Jr., (born December 5, 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Education and career[]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Hicks received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1977. He was a law clerk and staff attorney of the Louisiana Legislative Council from 1975 to 1977. He was in private practice in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1977 to 2003.

District court service[]

On September 12, 2002, Hicks was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Donald Ellsworth Walter. Hicks was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 2003, and received his commission on May 21, 2003. He became Chief Judge on November 3, 2017.

Sources[]

• S. Maurice Hicks Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.