Jacques L. Wiener Jr.

Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office September 30, 2010
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office March 12, 1990 – September 30, 2010
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert Madden Hill
Succeeded by	Stephen A. Higginson
Personal details
Born	Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr. 1934 (age 89–90) Shreveport, Louisiana
Education	Tulane University (B.A.) Tulane University Law School (J.D.)

Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr. (born 1934, Shreveport, Louisiana) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Education and career

Wiener graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy, he attended Tulane University Law School, where he was editor in chief of the law review. Wiener received his Juris Doctor in 1961, graduating first in his class. He then entered private practice in Shreveport, specializing in estates, trusts, and taxation.

Federal judicial service

Wiener was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 17, 1989, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Robert Madden Hill. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission on March 12, 1990. He assumed senior status on September 30, 2010.

Sources

• FJC Bio