Background
Nelson, Sydney B. was born on March 12, 1935 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
Nelson, Sydney B. was born on March 12, 1935 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1957). Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1962-1963.
Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge, 1963-1964. Member, Louisiana State Senator, since 1980.
Worked at Nelson, Hammons & Self, A Professional Law Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Louisiana. Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1962-1963.
Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge, 1963-1964. Member, Louisiana State Senate, 1980-1992.
Member: Shreveport (President, 1989), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Member administrative board 1st Methodist Church, Shreveport. Member of advisory board Norwella county Boy Scouts American. Served as officer United States Navy, 1957-1960.
Association editor Louisiana Law Rev.Mem.
American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, Shreveport Bar Association (president 1989), Order ofCoif.
Married Gail Anderson.