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In 1958, he received his  [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola College of Law in New Orleans, at which he was a moot court finalist, an editor of the university newspaper, ''The Maroon'', and a member of Delta Theta Phi national legal fraternity. He joined his paternal uncles, Felix and Hilary Gaudin in the practice of law.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=homere-charles-gaudin-charley&pid=193308874&fhid=5630|title=Homere Gaudin's Obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 4, 2019|accessdate=July 17, 2019}}</ref>

In 1958, he received his  [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola College of Law in New Orleans, at which he was a moot court finalist, an editor of the university newspaper, ''The Maroon'', and a member of Delta Theta Phi national legal fraternity. He joined his paternal uncles, Felix and Hilary Gaudin in the practice of law.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=homere-charles-gaudin-charley&pid=193308874&fhid=5630|title=Homere Gaudin's Obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 4, 2019|accessdate=July 17, 2019}}</ref>

In his obituary, his friends recalled Judge Gaudin as "gentle, gracious, and wise." People were said to have been drawn to "his inner calm, warm smilem, and dry wit". While in law school and some time thereafter, Gaudin was a sports columnist for the former ''New Orleans States-Item.'' He was the legal counsel and vice president of the Louisiana Sportswriter's Association, which made him an honorary lifetime member. He was elected to Louisiana's 24th Judicial District Court in 1966, when at the age of thirty-six he became one of the youngest persons in the state to be elected to the bench. That same year, his cousin, John Grenier, was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat in Alabama against veteral lawmaker,  [[John Sparkman]]. Gaudin sat on the district bench until 1982, during which time he served as Chief Judge, President of the 4th Circuit Judges Association, and on the executive committee of the Louisiana District Judges Association. In 1982, he was elected judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal for Louisiana (not the appointed federal court of the same name in New Orleans), with service until 1999. For part of his time on the appeals court, he was Chief Judge. He also sat by special appointment as an ad hoc judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court and on various circuit courts of appeal throughout the state. Gaudin used his journalistic skills -- he was known for his storytelling -- to write succinct and concise legal opinions. In 1983, the appeals court declared that a Louisiana law requiring women to follow their husbands regarding the location of  residence was unconstitutional. The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed Gaudin's decision, and the law was revoked.<ref name=obit/>

In his obituary, his friends recalled Judge Gaudin as "gentle, gracious, and wise." People were said to have been drawn to "his inner calm, warm smilem, and dry wit". While in law school and some time thereafter, Gaudin was a sports columnist for the former ''New Orleans States-Item.'' He was the legal counsel and vice president of the Louisiana Sportswriter's Association, which made him an honorary lifetime member. He was elected to Louisiana's 24th Judicial District Court in 1966, when at the age of thirty-six he became one of the youngest persons in the state to be elected to the bench. That same year, his cousin, John Grenier, was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat in Alabama against veteral lawmaker,  [[John Sparkman]]. Gaudin sat on the district bench until 1982, during which time he served as Chief Judge, President of the 4th Circuit Judges Association, and on the executive committee of the Louisiana District Judges Association. In 1982, he was elected judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal for Louisiana (not the appointed federal court of the same name in New Orleans), with service until 1999. For part of his time on the appeals court, he was Chief Judge. He also sat by special appointment as an ad hoc judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court and on various circuit courts of appeal throughout the state.<ref name=obit/>  

  In a 1994 opinion, quoted in ''[[The New York Times]]'', Gaudin upheld the right of an investigative reporter to protect the identity of his sources under the First Amendment, stating that "freedom of the press neither begins nor ends" with certain statutes. Fellow Fifth Circuit Judge Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., said of his friend and colleague Gaudin: "Charley had a wonderful temperament for a judge. He never owned or used a gavel or raised his voice while on the bench. He not only was an outstanding jurist, but the most popular judge I knew with both lawyers and judges."<ref name=obit/>

Gaudin used his journalistic skills -- he was known for his storytelling -- to write succinct and concise legal opinions. In 1983, the appeals court declared that a Louisiana law requiring women to follow their husbands regarding the location of residence was unconstitutional. The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed Gaudin's decision, and the law was revoked.<ref name=obit/> In a 1994 opinion, quoted in ''[[The New York Times]]'', Gaudin upheld the right of an investigative reporter to protect the identity of his sources under the First Amendment, stating that "freedom of the press neither begins nor ends" with certain statutes.  

According to his obituary, he "was respected for being principled and decisive, with a caseload that always was current." After retiring from the bench, Judge Gaudin wrote opinions for the Louisiana Attorney General. He was elected in 2002 as the president of the Louisiana Retired Judges Association. He was also a president of the Louisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges .In 2004, he was appointed by [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, a position he held for six years and extended for two years under Blanco's gubernatorial successor, [[Bobby Jindal]], a Republican.<ref name=obit/>  

 

According to his obituary, Gaudin "was respected for being principled and decisive, with a caseload that always was current." After retiring from the bench, Judge Gaudin wrote opinions for the Louisiana Attorney General. He was elected in 2002 as the president of the Louisiana Retired Judges Association. He was also a president of the Louisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges .In 2004, he was appointed by [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, a position he held for six years and extended for two years under Blanco's gubernatorial successor, [[Bobby Jindal]], a Republican.<ref name=obit/>

==Personal life==

==Personal life==