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==Background==

==Background==

Born in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] in northwestern Louisiana, Mitchell claims descent from one of the founding families of Vernon Parish.<ref name=judicialcandidacy/> He was one of four sons of Richard and Edna Mitchell; his three brothers are  Bob Mitchell of  Edmond, [[Oklahoma]], John Mitchell of [[Baton Rouge]], and Tom Mitchell of  Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish in South Louisiana. He was reared  in Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish. As the  valedictorian of the 1964 class of Baker High School, he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed". He received his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and graduated from the LSU Law Center. Thereafter, he entered the [[United States Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. He was a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps office at the [[Fort Polk]] base near Leesville.<ref name=bio/><ref name=judicialcandidacy/>

Born in [[Shreveport]] in northwestern Louisiana, Mitchell claims descent from one of the founding families of Vernon Parish.<ref name=judicialcandidacy/> He was one of four sons of Richard and Edna Mitchell; his three brothers are  Bob Mitchell of  Edmond, [[Oklahoma]], John Mitchell of [[Baton Rouge]], and Tom Mitchell of  Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish in South Louisiana. He was reared  in Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish. As the  valedictorian of the 1964 class of Baker High School, he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed". He received his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and graduated from the LSU Law Center. Thereafter, he entered the [[United States Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. He was a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps office at the Fort Polk base near Leesville.<ref name=bio/><ref name=judicialcandidacy/>

==Career==

==Career==