Background
West, Roger Blake was born on May 10, 1928 in New Orleans. Son of William Alice and Marguerite Estelle (Flaspoller) W.
West, Roger Blake was born on May 10, 1928 in New Orleans. Son of William Alice and Marguerite Estelle (Flaspoller) W.
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University, 1949, Bachelor of Laws, 1951.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, West received a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 1949 and an Bachelor of Laws from Tulane Law School in 1951. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1951 to 1971. On April 14, 1971, West was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana created by 84 Statistics
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He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1971, and received his commission on June 22, 1971. West served in that capacity until his death, in 1978. West was married to Willey Gayle Martin.
He had four children.
Member American, Federal, Louisiana, New Orleans bar associations, American Judicature Society, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce (director 1965-1967), Order of Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Louisiana, Boston.
Married Willey-Gayle Martin, September 26, 1953. Children: Melissa Gayle, Anne Estelle, Willey-Gayle Blake, George Sebastian.