Nominated by Jimmy Carter Religion Jewish Political party Democratic Party | Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson Role Judge Preceded by John Minor Wisdom Name Alvin Rubin | |
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Born March 13, 1920
Alexandria, Rapides Parish
Louisiana, USA ( 1920-03-13 ) Alma mater Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University Law Center Died June 11, 1991, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Education Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center | ||
Succeeded by Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale Preceded by New judicial position | ||
Alvin Benjamin Rubin (March 13, 1920 – June 11, 1991) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Alexandria in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, Rubin received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge in 1941 and an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1942. He was in private practice in Louisiana from 1946 to 1966.
On August 16, 1966, Rubin was nominated by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966. Rubin served in that capacity until October 8, 1977, when he was elevated to another judicial position. One of his law clerks while he served on the district court was future U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson, the first African American to represent Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
On August 16, 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Rubin to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by John Minor Wisdom, a liberal Republican originally nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Rubin's elevation was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 16, 1977, and he received his commission three days thereafter. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1989, and served in that capacity until his death in Baton Rouge at the age of seventy-one.