Judge Eugene B. Middleton, Caddo, Claiborne and Webster 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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Judge Eugene B. Middleton was appointed to the First Judicial
District, Division "B" on November 1, 1968. His term ends in 1970.
Judge Middleton is the son of the late Dr. E.B. Middleton and
Mrs. Ruth Brown Middleton of Homer, Louisiana. He was born in Hef-
lin, Louisiana, on February 8, 1920. He is married to the former
Jean Longino, and their two children are Steve and Jan Middleton.
After preparatory education in schools of Claiborne Parish,
Judge Middleton received his B.A. Degree at the University of
Southwestern Louisiana (then Southwestern Louisiana Institute),
and in 1948 received his L.L.B. Degree from L.S.U. He practiced
law from 1948 until 1961, during which time he served as Assistant
City Attorney (1953-1954). In 1961 he was elected City Judge, and
was re-elected in 1966 without opposition, and served until his
appointment as District Judge on November 1, 1968.
Judge Middleton is a member of the Louisiana and Shreveport
Bar Associations, is presently on the Advisory Board for Exceptional
children and Cadd-Bossier Council on Alcoholism. In 1967, he
served as Chef de Gare of the 40 & 8.
In 1941, Judge Middleton entered the U.S. Army as a private.
After serving eighteen months in the European Theatre he was dis-
charged in 1946 as Captain in the Infantry.
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