James Lawrence Cole ( c. 1814 – February 14, 1883) [1] was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 6, 1857, to March 12, 1860, [2] [3] and officially from 1863 to 1865, although the court did not meet during the latter period. [4]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole became a District Attorney in Louisiana's Historic Fifth Judicial District, covering Lafourche Parish, around 1846, and became a judge of that district around 1856. [2] He initially served on the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 6, 1857, to March 12, 1860. [2] During the American Civil War, Union forces occupied New Orleans attempted to reorganize the Judiciary, appointing Cole to his former position, but the court never actually organized. [4] Cole was also active in the Louisiana state teachers' association, [2] and later served as a judge of the Louisiana Historic Twenty-Third Judicial District, covering Iberville Parish, from 1880 until his death in 1883. [2] He was noted for his extensive knowledge of Louisiana history and customs, and occasionally wrote newspaper pieces recounting these. [1]
Cole died suddenly in New Orleans, [1] and his body was transported to Iberville Parish for burial. [5]
James Lawrence Cole ( c. 1814 – February 14, 1883) [1] was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 6, 1857, to March 12, 1860, [2] [3] and officially from 1863 to 1865, although the court did not meet during the latter period. [4]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole became a District Attorney in Louisiana's Historic Fifth Judicial District, covering Lafourche Parish, around 1846, and became a judge of that district around 1856. [2] He initially served on the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 6, 1857, to March 12, 1860. [2] During the American Civil War, Union forces occupied New Orleans attempted to reorganize the Judiciary, appointing Cole to his former position, but the court never actually organized. [4] Cole was also active in the Louisiana state teachers' association, [2] and later served as a judge of the Louisiana Historic Twenty-Third Judicial District, covering Iberville Parish, from 1880 until his death in 1883. [2] He was noted for his extensive knowledge of Louisiana history and customs, and occasionally wrote newspaper pieces recounting these. [1]
Cole died suddenly in New Orleans, [1] and his body was transported to Iberville Parish for burial. [5]