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'''James Edwin Bolin, Sr.''' (August 26, 1914 – March 25, 2002), was an American jurist and [[politician]] who served as a judge of the [[Louisiana]] Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.

'''James Edwin Bolin, Sr.''' (August 26, 1914 – March 25, 2002), was an American jurist and [[politician]] who served as a judge of the [[Louisiana]] Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] member from 1940 to 1944 of the Louisiana House of Representatives from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.

==Background==

==Background==

==Honors==

==Honors==

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 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 the consistently [[liberal]] [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] jurist [[John Paul Stevens]] for the seat vacated by [[William O. Douglas]], a protege of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<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: