Background
Putnam, Junior, Richard J. was born on April 4, 1944 in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States.
Putnam, Junior, Richard J. was born on April 4, 1944 in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States.
Spring Hill College (Bachelor of Science, 1966). Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Admitted to the bar, 1969, Louisiana. 1970, United States. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. 1976, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
1977, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1981, United States. Supreme Court. Semi-Finalist, Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition, 1968-1969 and Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1969.
Law Clerk, United States.
District Judge East. Gordon West, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1969-1970.
Assistant District Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial District of Louisiana, Vermilion Parish, 1975-1977. Member: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
Louisiana State Law Institute (Junior Member).
American Judicature Society. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Louisiana State Law Institute (Junior Member). American Judicature Society.
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.