Gaston Louis Noel Porterie
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Gaston Louis Noel Porterie was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1953
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1904 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1915
- Succeeded by
- Edwin Ford Hunter Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Western District of Louisiana | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Louisiana State University | B.S. | 1904 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | LL.B. | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Porterie authored 37 published opinions for the court (1939–1952). Most cited: Gray v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. (33 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Gray v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. | 31 F. Supp. 299 | 33 |
| 1950 | United States v. Nebo Oil Co. | 90 F. Supp. 73 | 26 |
| 1943 | Walling v. Peavy-Wilson Lumber Co. | 49 F. Supp. 846 | 26 |
| 1940 | Williams v. James | 34 F. Supp. 61 | 21 |
| 1951 | Don George, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. | 111 F. Supp. 458 | 18 |
| 1940 | Divine v. Levy | 36 F. Supp. 55 | 18 |
| 1952 | Smith v. Carter Oil Co. | 104 F. Supp. 463 | 17 |
| 1943 | Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Haack | 50 F. Supp. 55 | 16 |
| 1942 | Divine v. Levy | 45 F. Supp. 49 | 16 |
| 1950 | Alexander v. Frost Lumber Industries, Inc. | 88 F. Supp. 516 | 15 |
| 1942 | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Veltin | 47 F. Supp. 648 | 15 |
| 1940 | Angichiodo v. Cerami | 35 F. Supp. 359 | 15 |
| 1942 | Mullins v. De Soto Securities Co. | 45 F. Supp. 871 | 14 |
| 1940 | Grier v. Tri-State Transit Co. | 36 F. Supp. 26 | 14 |
| 1952 | Rambin v. Ewing | 106 F. Supp. 268 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 37 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Gaston Louis Noel Porterie?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Gaston Louis Noel Porterie to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1939.
- Was Gaston Louis Noel Porterie appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gaston Louis Noel Porterie was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gaston Louis Noel Porterie's confirmation vote?
- Gaston Louis Noel Porterie was confirmed by voice vote on February 1, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gaston Louis Noel Porterie on?
- Gaston Louis Noel Porterie was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).