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'''Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr.''' (November 13, 1921 &ndash; August 27, 2008),<ref name=wikitree>{{cite web|url=https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Voltz-176|title=Gus Voltz, Jr.|publisher=Wikitree. com|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> was a prominent [[attorney]] in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]].  A law partner of Edwin Oswald Ware, III (1926-2016), Voltz was the assistant district attorney under DA Ware from 1967 to 1984. Ware and Voltz were [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] often involved in high-profile cases in Alexandria.<ref>{{cite web|url=

'''Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr.''' (November 13, 1921 &ndash; August 27, 2008),<ref name=wikitree>{{cite web|url=https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Voltz-176|title=Gus Voltz, Jr.|publisher=Wikitree. com|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> was a prominent [[attorney]] in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]].  A law partner of Edwin Oswald Ware, III (1926-2016), Voltz was the assistant district attorney under DA Ware from 1967 to 1984. Ware and Voltz were [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] often involved in high-profile cases in Alexandria.<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/rapides/2016/07/11/former-rapides-da-ed-ware-iii-dies-88/86947188/|title=Former Rapides Parish DA Ed Ware, III, dies at 88|publisher=''the Alexandria Town Talk''|author=Richard p. Sharkey|date=July 11, 2016|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> He was also the attorney for several years for the Rapides Parish School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216161339/|title="Judge: Number of Black Principals Has Little to Do with [Isaac] Hammond Suit"|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 13, 1984||page=A2|accessdate=July 15, 2018}}</ref>

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/rapides/2016/07/11/former-rapides-da-ed-ware-iii-dies-88/86947188/|title=Former Rapides Parish DA Ed Ware, III, dies at 88|publisher=''the Alexandria Town Talk''|author=Richard p. Sharkey|date=July 11, 2016|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> He was also the attorney for several years for the Rapides Parish School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216161339/|title="Judge: Number of Black Principals Has Little to Do with (Isaac) Hammond Suit"|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 13, 1984||page=A2|accessdate=July 15, 2018}}</ref>

Voltz was the son of Alexandria City Judge Gus A. Voltz, Sr. (1888-1955), and the former Ulma Chambers (1891-1990). In June 1944, Judge Voltz shot and killed the Alexandria lawyer Lee Novo on grounds of self-defense because the judge felt threatened for his life in the presence of Novo in downtown Alexandria. Novo, who had been disbarred for six months in 1943 for unethical conduct, had a reputation as a "dangerous menace" and "abnormal character". Novo approached Voltz asking for payment due to him, but Voltz said that he had no knowledge of any debt that he owed to Novo.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', June 28, 1944, p. 12.</ref> Voltz immediately surrendered to the Rapides Parish sheriff, turned in his weapon, and was released on a $3,000 bond. The judge successfully defended himself in the shooting in an inquiry that lasted only five minutes.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 15, 1944, p. 3.</ref>  

Voltz was the son of Alexandria City Judge Gus A. Voltz, Sr. (1888-1955), and the former Ulma Chambers (1891-1990). In June 1944, Judge Voltz shot and killed the Alexandria lawyer Lee Novo on grounds of self-defense because the judge felt threatened for his life in the presence of Novo in downtown Alexandria. Novo, who had been disbarred for six months in 1943 for unethical conduct, had a reputation as a "dangerous menace" and "abnormal character". Novo approached Voltz asking for payment due to him, but Voltz said that he had no knowledge of any debt that he owed to Novo.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', June 28, 1944, p. 12.</ref> Voltz immediately surrendered to the Rapides Parish sheriff, turned in his weapon, and was released on a $3,000 bond. The judge successfully defended himself in the shooting in an inquiry that lasted only five minutes.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 15, 1944, p. 3.</ref>