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'''Willie James Singleton''' (June 29, 1949<ref>Willie James Singleton, 75 - Shreveport, LA - Has Court or Arrest Records (mylife.com), accessed August 30, 2024.</ref> &ndash; August 20, 2024) was an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[liberal]] who was a three-term member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives. He represented a majority black district in [[Shreveport]] from 1984 to 1996 during the administrations of [[Governor]]s [[Buddy Roemer]] and [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref>HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf (louisiana.gov), accessed August 30, 2024.</ref>

'''Willie James Singleton, Sr.''' (June 29, 1949<ref>Willie James Singleton, 75 - Shreveport, LA - Has Court or Arrest Records (mylife.com), accessed August 30, 2024.</ref> &ndash; August 20, 2024), was an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[liberal]] who was a three-term member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives. He represented a majority black district in [[Shreveport]] from 1984 to 1996 during the administrations of [[Governor]]s [[Buddy Roemer]] and [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref>HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf (louisiana.gov), accessed August 30, 2024.</ref>

Singleton received his undergraduate degree from the historical black Southern University and his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1976, he was elected to the Caddo Parish Police Jury, reorganized in 1984 as the Caddo Parish Commission. In the legislature, Singleton was the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in which capacity he worked to increase the number of black judges from six in 1976 to eighty in 1996.n 1974, Singleton established his own law firm. He was also an assistant state attorney general and was affiliated with the Louisiana Law Institute, and state and city bar associations, National Black Lawyers, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He pushed for the advancement of youth in the community through scholarships and mentorships.<ref name=obit>Willie J. Singleton Obituary - Shreveport Times, August 29, 2024.</ref>

Singleton received his undergraduate degree from the historical black Southern University and his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1976, he was elected to the Caddo Parish Police Jury, reorganized in 1984 as the Caddo Parish Commission. In the legislature, Singleton was the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in which capacity he worked to increase the number of black judges from six in 1976 to eighty in 1996.n 1974, Singleton established his own law firm. He was also an assistant state attorney general and was affiliated with the Louisiana Law Institute, and state and city bar associations, National Black Lawyers, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He pushed for the advancement of youth in the community through scholarships and mentorships.<ref name=obit>Willie J. Singleton Obituary - Shreveport Times, August 29, 2024.</ref>