Background
Sommers, Junior, William J. was born on January 1, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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William J. Sommers Jr.
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Loyola University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Courtenay, Forstall, Hunter & Fontana, L.L.P. (New Orleans, LA) specializing in Admiralty, Insurance Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Louisiana. 1976, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1979; United States. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. 1982, United States. District Court, Western District of Louisiana.
1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1991, Texas and United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
United States. Supreme Court. Casenote Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Honorary Jack M. Gordon, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1975-1976. Graduate, National and Advanced Sessions, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association.
State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Membership
Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States.
