Wayne G. Borah

Wayne G. Borah
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office December 31, 1956 – February 6, 1966
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office October 21, 1949 – December 31, 1956
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Elmo Pearce Lee
Succeeded by	John Minor Wisdom
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office October 3, 1928 – October 23, 1949
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Louis Henry Burns
Succeeded by	J. Skelly Wright
Personal details
Born	Wayne G. Borah (1891-04-28)April 28, 1891 Baldwin, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1966(1966-02-06) (aged 74)
Education	Paul M. Hebert Law Center (LLB)

Wayne G. Borah (April 28, 1891 – February 6, 1966) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born in Baldwin, Louisiana, Borah received a Bachelor of Laws from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1915. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915 to 1917. He was a United States Army captain in the infantry during World War I from 1917 to 1919. Afterwards, he returned to his private practice until 1923. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1923 to 1925, and then became the United States Attorney for that district until 1928.

Federal judicial service

Borah received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on October 3, 1928, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Louis Henry Burns. He was nominated to the same position by President Coolidge on December 6, 1928. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1928, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 23, 1949, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.

Borah was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on October 15, 1949, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Elmo Pearce Lee. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1949, and received his commission on October 21, 1949. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1956. His service terminated on February 6, 1966, due to his death.

Sources

• Wayne G. Borah at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.