Judge John F. Fant, Caddo and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana
First Judicial District
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From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J.
Cleveland Fruge'
for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers.
1971.
Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit
line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'.
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John F. Fant, First Judicial District, Division "D", was appoint-
ed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William F.
Woods; he took his oath of office on Septmeber 4, 1971, and his term
ends in 1972.
Judge Fant was born in Marshall, Texas, on November 11, 1937, the
son of Clyde E. Fant and Margaret m. Fant.
He was educated in the public school system of Shreveport, received
his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University, and his Juris Doc-
tor's degree 1962 from Louisiana State University.
While attending college, he was a member of the Moot Court Board,
Order of Artus, Circle K, ODK, and AK Psi.
Judge Fant was admitted to the bar on August 29, 1962, and
practiced
law in Shreveport from that time until his appointment to the First
Judicial District Court.
He is active in civic and community affairs, being a member of the
Optimist Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Caddo Foundation for
Exceptional
Children Executive Board, the Red Cross Board, Chariman, Board of Dir-
ectors of the Broadmoor Baptist Church, and of the Shreveport,
Louisiana,
and American Bar Associations. He is a Mason and a First Lieutenant in
the U.S.A.F. Reserve.
Judge Fant lists his hobbies as fishing and gold.
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