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==Honors==
==Honors==
In 1975, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]] of Bossier Parish, urged then [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], to nominate Judge Bolin to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. Waggonner said that his fellow Louisianan exhibited the "highest degree of judicial excellence." Ford, however, tapped [[liberal]] [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] jurist [[John Paul Stevens]] for the seat vacated by [[William O. Douglas]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 18, 1975, p. 1.</ref>
In 1975, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]] of Bossier Parish, urged then [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], to nominate Judge Bolin to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. Waggonner said that his fellow Louisianan exhibited the "highest degree of judicial excellence." Ford, however, tapped [[liberal]] [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] jurist [[John Paul Stevens]] for the seat vacated by [[William O. Douglas]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' November 18, 1975, p. 1.</ref>
In 1986, Bolin was honored by the Louisiana House for his service more than four decades earlier. One of his House colleagues, [[Bill Dodd]], a former lieutenant governor and state superintendent of education, praised the judge, accordingly:
In 1986, Bolin was honored by the Louisiana House for his service more than four decades earlier. One of his House colleagues, [[Bill Dodd]], a former lieutenant governor and state superintendent of education, praised the judge, accordingly: