Background
Downing, Edward F. was born on September 18, 1953 in Kyoto, Japan.
Downing, Edward F. was born on September 18, 1953 in Kyoto, Japan.
University of New Orleans (Bachelor of Science, 1975). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1981-1982.
Worked at Gauthier, Downing, LaBarre, Beiser & Dean, A Professional Law, Corporation (Metairie, Los Angeles) specializing in Product Liability Law, Railroad Crossing Litigation, Plaintiffs Trial Practice, Personal Injury Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Louisiana and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
1983, United States.
District Court, Western District of Louisiana. 1984, United States. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1987, United States.
Supreme Court. 1992, Texas.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1981-1982.
Author: Case Note, "Feticide is Still Legal in Louisiana," 26 Loyola Law Review, 422, 1980. Comment, "Mother Knows Best? The Evolution of the Best Interest Rule in Child Custody Disputes in Louisiana," 27 Loyola Law Review, 1099, 1981.
Member: Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort & Insurance Law. Young Lawyers) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort & Insurance Law. Young Lawyers) and American Bar Associations.
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.