Frank Burton Ellis

Frank Burton Ellis
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office November 16, 1965 – November 3, 1969
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office April 12, 1962 – November 16, 1965
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	J. Skelly Wright
Succeeded by	Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
Director of the Office of Emergency Planning
In office September 22, 1961 – February 2, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Edward McDermott
Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
In office March 9, 1961 – September 22, 1961
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Lewis Berry (Acting)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
In office 1940–1944
Preceded by	Coleman Lindsey
Succeeded by	Grove Stafford
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the St. Tammany Parish district
In office 1940–1944
Preceded by	Esco Knight
Succeeded by	H. H. Richardson
Personal details
Born	Frank Burton Ellis (1907-02-10)February 10, 1907 Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	November 5, 1969(1969-11-05) (aged 62) Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Alice Grima (Divorced) Marjorie Wheatley (1965–1969)
Children	3
Education	Gulf Coast Military Academy (BS) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (LLB)

Frank Burton Ellis (February 10, 1907 – November 3, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born in Covington, Louisiana, Ellis attended the Gulf Coast Military Academy and received a Bachelor of Laws from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1929. He was in private practice of law in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1930 to 1961. He served as a special assistant attorney general of Louisiana. He was a Member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1940 to 1944, serving as President pro tem from 1940 to 1944. He was National Director of the Office of Emergency Planning from 1961 to 1962. He was a Member of the National Security Council in 1961.

Federal judicial service

Ellis was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on February 2, 1962, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by J. Skelly Wright. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on November 16, 1965. His service was terminated on November 3, 1969, due to his death.

Sources

• FJC Bio
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• Minden Herald, January 14, 1944, p. 5
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• Minden Herald, Minden, Louisiana, June 18, 1954, p. 2.
• Minden Herald, July 16, 1954, p. 3.
• Numan V. Bartley and Hugh D. Graham, Southern Elections: County and Precinct Data, 1950-1972, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978, p. 122.
• Quoted in Clarence L. Mohr and Joseph E. Gordon, Tulane: The Emergence of a Modern University, 1945-1980, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001, p. 227.