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F. A. Little, Jr., was appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 1996 to 2002. He retired in 2006. Judge Little received his undergraduate and law degrees from Tulane University. Before entering his judicial career, Judge Little practiced in New Orleans and Alexandria. His practice was focused on tax, estate, and corporate matters. He has been a law-school instructor and a frequent speaker at domestic and international meetings, and he has published in the Tulane Law Review, The Journal of Taxation, and the Hastings Constitutional Law Journal. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a council member and senior officer in the Louisiana State Law Institute, and a lifetime fellow in the American Bar Association Bar Foundation and the Louisiana State Bar Foundation.

Year Admitted to Practice:
1961

Other Professional Experience:
United States District Judge, Western District of Louisiana (1984-2006; Chief Judge, 1996-2002)

Partner in the firm Gold, Little, Simon, Weems, and Bruser; Alexandria, Louisiana (1965-84; President, 1968-84)

Lecturer on United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, Tulane Law School, Summer Program in Greece (1986, 1996, 1999)

Education:
Tulane University (B.A., 1958) Tulane Law School (LL.B., 1961)

Honors and Awards:
Louisiana State Bar Association’s President’s Award, 1985

Honorary Certified Public Accountant, State of Louisiana

Listed among the “Best Lawyers” in Naifeh & Smith’s The Best Lawyers in America

Professional, Business & Civic Affiliations:
Louisiana State Bar Association: Past Chairman, Taxation Section; Past Chairman, Young Lawyers Section; Member, House of Delegates (1964-84); Member, Board of Governors (1968); Member, Professionalism and Quality of Life Committee; Certified Tax Practitioner

Louisiana State Law Institute: Council Member (1962-present); Past Chairman, Matrimonial Regimes Committee; Past Chairman, Trust Committee; Member, Successions Committee

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel: Fellow

Louisiana Bar Foundation: Life Fellow; Member, Board of Directors (1992-98)

American Bar Foundation: Life Fellow

The International Academy of Trust and Estate Law: Academician

Alexandria Bar Association: Past President

Tulane University Estate Planning Council: Member

Tulane Tax Institute: Member, Planning Committee

Crossroads, American Inn of Court: Co-founder and Past President

Bar Admissions:
Louisiana State Courts, Louisiana Federal Courts (all districts); U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court