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[[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]]

|residence=Shreveport, Louisiana​

|residence=Shreveport, Louisiana​

|alma_mater=Clifton Ellis Byrd High School​

|alma_mater=[[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School​<br>

[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center​}}​

[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center​}}​

==Biography==

==Biography==

Bolin was born to C. J. Bolin, Sr. (1887–1973), and the former Annie Walker (1895–1979) in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. The family moved to Shreveport, and Bolin graduated from Clifton Ellis Byrd High School in 1941. He served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]].  He received his legal degree in 1952 from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]] and practiced law in Shreveport for six years until he was appointed an assistant district attorney for Caddo Parish, a position that he held for eleven years. On August 17, 1968, Bolin was elected judge of the First Judicial District, Division "C" in Caddo Parish. He was re-elected unopposed until his retirement. During his tenure, he served twice as chief judge. After retirement, he served the court twice as a temporary judge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=90195457|date=July 4, 2007|title=C. J. "Neal" Bolin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref>​

Bolin was born to C. J. Bolin, Sr. (1887–1973), and the former Annie Walker (1895–1979) in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. The family moved to Shreveport, and Bolin graduated from [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in 1941. He served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]].  He received his legal degree in 1952 from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]] and practiced law in Shreveport for six years until he was appointed an assistant district attorney for Caddo Parish, a position that he held for eleven years. On August 17, 1968, Bolin was elected judge of the First Judicial District, Division "C" in Caddo Parish. He was re-elected unopposed until his retirement. During his tenure, he served twice as chief judge. After retirement, he served the court twice as a temporary judge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=90195457|date=July 4, 2007|title=C. J. "Neal" Bolin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref>​

He was an active member of the American, Louisiana, and Shreveport bar associations, the American Legion, and Kiwanis International, having served as the club president in 1972.<ref name=obit/>​

He was an active member of the American, Louisiana, and Shreveport bar associations, the American Legion, and Kiwanis International, having served as the club president in 1972.<ref name=obit/>​