Louis Westerfield

Background

Westerfield, Louis was born on July 31, 1949 in Dekalb, Mississippi, United States. Son of Louis Senior and Helen (Clayborne) Westerfield.

Education

Bachelor, Southern Louisiana U., 1971;

Juris Doctor, Loyola University, 1974;

Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1980;

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Southern U. New Orleans, 1992;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dillard U., 1995.

Career

Instructor American government, Southern U., New Orleans, 1973-1975;

assistant district attorney, City of New Orleans, 1974-1975;

staff attorney school law, director law center, Louisiana Legislation Council, Baton Rouge, 1977;

professor of law, Loyola University School Law, New Orleans, 1978-1983;

professor of law, University Mississippi School Law, Oxford, 1983-1986;

professor of law, dean, North Carolina Control U. School Law, Durham, 1986-1990;

professor of law, dean, Loyola University School Law, 1990-1994;

professor of law, dean school law, director law center, U. Mississippi School LAw, since 1994. Visiting professor Loyola University School Law, 1977-1978, U. Mississippi School Law, 1989, distinguished visiting professor, 1980. Member expedited arbitration panel United Steel Workers and Continental and American Can Companies, 1975-1983.

Member board arbitrators New Orleans Longshoremen Union and New Orleans Steamship Association, 1982-1985. Judge pro tem Louisiana Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit), 1994. Barrister American Inns of Court, since 1994.

Achievements

• Louis Westerfield has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Westerfield and Harges' Louisiana evidence

Membership

Board trustees Lawyers Committee Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, since 1992. Member Louisiana task force racial and ethnic fariness in courts, Louisiana Supreme Court, since 1993. Member Louisiana Center Law-Related Education, New Orleans.

Chairman Mississippi advising committee United States Commission Civil Rights, 1985-1986. Member evidence committee Louisiana State Law Institute, since 1991. Member visiting board Loyola University School Law, 1989-1990.

Board directors New Orleans Legal Assistancr Corporation, 1981-1982, Louisiana Civil Liberties Union, 1982-1983. Member of advisory committee Criminal Procedure of Louisiana Law Institute;Governors task force New Goals Louisiana, 1977. Governors constitutional study commission Staet of Mississippi, 1986.

Member of advisory board Loyola University Upward Bound, New Orleans, since 1992. Chair L.B. Landry High school task force committee New Orleans Public School Board, 1992. Board directors Bureau Governmental Research, New Orleans, since 1991, Urban LEague of Greater New Orleans, since 1991, Children's Business, New Orleans, 1991-1993, board advisors, since 1993.

Member World Trade Center New Orleans, since 1992. Board directors Southern U., New Orleans Foundation, since 1987, Big Brothers Greater New Orleans, 1982, Druades St. Young Men’s Christian Association, 1981-1983. Vice Chairman, Board Of Directors Loyola Institute Human Rels., 1980-1983.

Member American Bar Association (chair rapportuer conference law deans, president and provosts 1992, Law Student award 1994), Association American Law Schools (library committee since 1992), American Society Writers in Legal Subjects (board directors of scribes since 1991), Louisiana Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation (board directors since 1991), Louisiana Organisation Judicial Excellence, New Orleans Bar Association (long range planning committee 1991-1992), Greater New Orleans Foundation (development committee since 1992), Rotary, Phi Beta Sigma, SigmaPi Phi.

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Connections

Married Gelounder, June 19, 1971. Children: Anthony, Anika, Anson.

Father:

Louis Senior Westerfield

Mother:

Helen (Clayborne) Westerfield

Spouse:

Gelounder

child:

Anika Westerfield

child:

Anson Westerfield

child:

Anthony Westerfield