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McNamara was succeeded full-time on the court by Judge Jay Zainey (born 1951), a nominee of President [[George W. Bush]], who was confirmed on October 10, 2001.
McNamara was succeeded full-time on the court by Judge Jay Zainey (born 1951), a nominee of President [[George W. Bush]], who was confirmed on October 10, 2001.
==Private life==
==Family and death==
McNamara resided in the large unincorporated community of Metairie with his wife, the former Alma J. Loisel. The couple had two sons, John Price McNamara and Dwight Loisel McNamara (1967-2005), and two daughters, Joni McNamara Parent and Nancy Ann McNamara Miller (died 2014).<ref name=obituary>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=abel-john-mcnamara-buddy&pid=173357455&fhid=17429|title=Hon. Abel John "Buddy" McNamara Obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=December 3, 2014}}</ref>
McNamara resided in the large unincorporated community of Metairie with his wife, the former Alma J. Loisel. The couple had two sons, John Price McNamara and Dwight Loisel McNamara (1967-2005), and two daughters, Joni McNamara Parent and Nancy Ann McNamara Miller (died 2014).<ref name=obituary>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=abel-john-mcnamara-buddy&pid=173357455&fhid=17429|title=Hon. Abel John "Buddy" McNamara Obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=December 3, 2014}}</ref>
McNamara's brother, Patrick J. McNamara (1940-2023) was a film and stage [[actor]], theatre director, voice and acting teacher, and tournament poker player. Over a long career, Patrick McNamara worked with major [[Hollywood]] directors such as [[Steven Spielberg]] and Brian De Palma. He co-starred in Spielberg's ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/patrick-mcnamara-obituary?id=44075983|title=Patrick J. McNamara obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=February 12, 2023}}</ref>
McNamara died at his home in 2014 of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was interred on December 6 at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=obituary/>
McNamara died at his home in 2014 of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was interred on December 6 at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=obituary/>
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