John Allen Dixon Jr.

John Allen Dixon Jr. (April 8, 1920 – February 22, 2003) was an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1971 to February 29, 1980, and chief justice from March 1, 1980 to April 8, 1990.

Early life, education, and career Born in Orange, Texas, Dixon's family moved to Shreveport in 1930, where he graduated from Fair Park High School in 1936 and from Centenary College in 1940. He taught at Tallulah High School from the fall of 1940 to February 1942.

Military service and legal career In February 1942, shortly after the entry of the United States into World War II, Dixon enlisted in the United States Army, ultimately serving with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The day after his retirement, Dixon swore in his successor as chief justice, Pascal F. Calogero Jr. In 1991, he was awarded the American Civil Liberties Union's Benjamin E. Smith award "for a lifetime of defending civil rights and civil liberties". and completed the Boston Marathon that same year.

Dixon died in his home in Shreveport in 2003, at the age of 82.