Background
Benjamin, Jack Charles was born on September 15, 1927 in New Orleans. Son of Isaiah Cerf Benjamin and Gladys Turk.
Benjamin, Jack Charles was born on September 15, 1927 in New Orleans. Son of Isaiah Cerf Benjamin and Gladys Turk.
Tulane University (Bachelor of Arts, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, 1950). Phi Delta Phi.
Partner Holbrook & Benjamin, New Orleans, 1950-1952. Private practice, 1953-1954. Assistant United States attorney United States Department Justice, 1955-1957.
Associate Law Offices Raymond H. Kierr, 1958-1961, Kierr & Gainsburgh, New Orleans, 1962-1971. Partner Kierr, Gainsburgh & Benjamin, 1972-1973, Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis, New Orleans, 1974-1987, Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon, David & Ates, New Orleans, 1987-1988, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon, David & Ates, New Orleans, 1988-1994, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & David, New Orleans, 1994-1995. Of counsel Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier, Noriea & Warshauer, 1995-1997, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans, since 1997.
Member advisory board Tulane Maritime Law Center, New Orleans, since 1987. President Louisiana Center Law and Civic Education, New Orleans, 1997-1998. Board directors history society United States District Court (eastern district) Louisiana, New Orleans, since 1997.
Advisory Board, Maritime Law Center, Dean’s Advisory Board, Tulane Law School, since 1987. Tulane Law School Development Committee. Board of Directors, Tulane Alumni Association, since 1989.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1955-1957. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: New Orleans (Member, Executive Committee, 1975-1978. Second Vice-President, 1980-1981,1986-1987. First Vice President, 1988-1989.
President Elect, 1989-1990), Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1979. Chairman, Selection of Judicial Candidate Committee, 1980-1982. Chairman, Task Force to Study Selection/Election of Judges, since 1987.
Chairman, Section on Composition and Administration of the Judiciary, since 1988), Federal and American Bar Associations. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1970-1973).
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1972.
Married Emily Ann Stein, January 5, 1958. Children: Jan Carole, Jack C. Junior.