Revius Ortique Jr.

Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American jurist, the first African-American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist.^[2][3]

Revius Ortique Jr.
Born	(1924-06-14)June 14, 1924
Died	June 22, 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 84) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Education	B.A., Dillard University (1947) M.A., Indiana University (1949) J.D., Southern University Law School (1956)[1]
Occupations	Judge Civil rights activist

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II,^[2] and later graduated from Dillard University, majoring in sociology.^[1] During the Civil Rights Era, he contributed to the McDonogh Day Boycott in New Orleans by publicizing the boycott of the segregated public ceremony on his radio show.^[4] He was a judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1978 to 1992, serving as Chief Judge of that district from 1986 onward.^[2] In 1992, Revius Ortique was the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[5][6]

See also

• List of African-American jurists