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'''Albert Jules Tate, Jr.''', known as '''Al Tate''' (September 23, 1920 &ndash; March 27, 1986),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194027456/albert-jules-tate|title=Judge Albert Jules "Al" Tate|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref> was a long-serving [[Louisiana]] [[judge]] known for his leadership of the legal profession. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Tate served on the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal for the First District (1954–1960) and the Third District] (1960–1970) , the  United States Circuit Court of Appeals in [[New Orleans]] (1979–1986), and the Louisiana Supreme Court (1958; 1970–1979), also based in New Orleans.​<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Tate, Albert|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biograph'' bases its article on Judge Tate on ''The Judges of the United States'' (2nd ed., 1983); ''Who’s Who in America,'' Vol. II (42d ed., 1982-1983); ''Almanac of the Federal Judiciary,'' Vol. II (1985).</ref>

'''Albert Jules Tate, Jr.''', known as '''Al Tate''' (September 23, 1920 &ndash; March 27, 1986),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194027456/albert-jules-tate|title=Judge Albert Jules "Al" Tate|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref> was a long-serving [[Louisiana]] [[judge]] known for his leadership of the legal profession. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Tate served on the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal for the First District (1954–1960) and the Third District (1960–1970), the  United States Circuit Court of Appeals in [[New Orleans]] (1979–1986), and the Louisiana Supreme Court (1958; 1970–1979), also based in New Orleans.​<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Tate, Albert|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biograph'' bases its article on Judge Tate on ''The Judges of the United States'' (2nd ed., 1983); ''Who’s Who in America,'' Vol. II (42d ed., 1982-1983); ''Almanac of the Federal Judiciary,'' Vol. II (1985).</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

​Tate was born in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish to Albert Tate, Sr. (1892-1973), who is interred in Ville Platte at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83871501/albert-jules-tate|title=Albert Jules Tate, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>  and the former Adelaide Therry (1901-1939), a native of the [[Manhattan]] [[borough]] of [[New York City]], who died in Manhattan at the age of thirty-eight. Judge Tate was nineteen years of age at the time of his mother's passing. No information is available on Mrs. Tate's burial, but her remains are not at Sacred Heart in Ville Platte beside her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194027948/adelaide-tate|title=Adelaide Therry Tate|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

Tate was born in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish to Albert Tate, Sr. (1892-1973), who is interred in Ville Platte at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83871501/albert-jules-tate|title=Albert Jules Tate, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>  and the former Adelaide Therry (1901-1939), a native of the [[Manhattan]] [[borough]] of [[New York City]], who died in Manhattan at the age of thirty-eight. Judge Tate was nineteen years of age at the time of his mother's passing. No information is available on Mrs. Tate's burial, but her remains are not at Sacred Heart in Ville Platte beside her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194027948/adelaide-tate|title=Adelaide Therry Tate|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

In 1937, he  graduated from New York Military Academy at Cornwall-On-Hudson, [[New York]]. From 1937 to 1938, he attended [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He received his L.L.B. degree from Yale Law School in 1947; he attended Yale from 1941–1942 and 1946-1947. He also attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]],  from 1947 to 1948, when he obtained legal credentials in Louisiana.​<ref name=lahist/>

In 1937, he  graduated from New York Military Academy at Cornwall-On-Hudson, [[New York]]. From 1937 to 1938, he attended [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He received his L.L.B. degree from Yale Law School in 1947; he attended Yale from 1941–1942 and 1946–1947. He also attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]],  from 1947 to 1948, when he obtained legal credentials in Louisiana.​<ref name=lahist/>

During [[World War II]], Tate was a special agent in the [[United States Army]] in the Far Eastern theater from 1942 to 1945. On April 23, 1949, active in the American Legion,  the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary International, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and the [[Knights of Columbus]], the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization. He and his wife,  the former Claire Jeanmard (1927-1995). The couple had a daughter, Emma Adelaide Tate, and four sons: Albert Tate, III, George J. Tate, Michael F. Tate, and Charles E. Tate.<ref name=lahist/>​

During [[World War II]], Tate was a special agent in the [[United States Army]] in the Far Eastern theater from 1942 to 1945. On April 23, 1949, active in the American Legion,  the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary International, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and the [[Knights of Columbus]], the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization. He and his wife,  the former Claire Jeanmard (1927-1995). The couple had a daughter, Emma Adelaide Tate, and four sons: Albert Tate, III, George J. Tate, Michael F. Tate, and Charles E. Tate.<ref name=lahist/>​

==Legal career==

==Legal career==

 

Tate was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1948 and practiced law in Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish from 1948 to 1954, when he became judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. Thereafter, he was presiding judge of Louisiana's Third Circuit for a decade;<ref name=lahist/> one of his law clerks was [[Bobby Culpepper]], later a long-term lawyer and Democratic politician in Jonesboro in Jackson Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/08/17/jonesboro-attorney-bobby-culpepper-dies/31853081/|title=Jonesboro attorney Bobby Culpepper dies|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref> Tate  became associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for a brief tenure in 1958 and again for nearly the entire decade of the 1970s.​

Tate was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1948 and practiced law in Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish from 1948 to 1954, when he became judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. Thereafter, he was presiding judge of Louisiana's Third Circuit for a decade;<ref name=lahist/> one of his law clerks was [[Bobby Culpepper]], later a long-term lawyer and Democratic politician in Jonesboro in Jackson Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/08/17/jonesboro-attorney-bobby-culpepper-dies/31853081/|title=Jonesboro attorney Bobby Culpepper dies|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref> Tate  became associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for a brief tenure in 1958 and again for nearly the entire decade of the 1970s.​

On July 31, 1979, Tate was nominated by [[U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on October 4, 1979, and received his commissionof office on October 5, 1979, having served on that court for the last seven years of his life.​

On July 31, 1979, Tate was nominated by [[U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on October 4, 1979, and received his commissionof office on October 5, 1979, having served on that court for the last seven years of his life.​

 

Tate wrote more than sixty legal articles, which were published in a variety of professional journals, as well as a legal textbook and a legal bibliography. He authored nearly fifty other articles on other topics. The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presents the "Albert Tate Award" in Tate's honor.<ref name=lahist/> One of Tate's colleagues on the Louisiana Supreme Court, [[Mack Barham]], wrote an article in the ''Louisiana Law Review.'' to honor his colleague's contributions to the law.​<ref>[[Mack Barham]], "A Civilian for Our Times: Justice Albert Tate, Jr.," ''Louisiana Law Review,'' Vol. 47 (May 1987).</ref>

Tate wrote more than sixty legal articles, which were published in a variety of professional journals, as well as a legal textbook and a legal bibliography. He authored nearly fifty other articles on other topics. The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presents the "Albert Tate Award" in Tate's honor.<ref name=lahist/> One of Tate's colleagues on the Louisiana Supreme Court, [[Mack Barham]], wrote an article in the ''Louisiana Law Review.'' to honor his colleague's contributions to the law.​<ref>[[Mack Barham]], "A Civilian for Our Times: Justice Albert Tate, Jr.," ''Louisiana Law Review,'' Vol. 47 (May 1987).</ref>

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