About Joe W. Sanders
Lived 1915 – 1994 (aged 79). Joe W. Sanders was a judge.
Joe William Sanders (May 31, 1915 – June 8, 1994) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 7, 1960, to December 31, 1980, serving as chief justice from March 14, 1973, to December 31, 1980.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Sanders was raised on a family farm in Sabine Parish. He received a BA from Louisiana State University in 1935, and an LL.B. from the same institution in 1938.
He succeeded James D. Simon.
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American judge
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Joe W. Sanders was born on 13 May 1915.
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Joe W. Sanders died on 8 June 1994.
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Joe W. Sanders was a judge.
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