Jimmy N. Dimos (October 18, 1938 – May 18, 2023) [1] was a Yugoslavian-born American judge and politician in Louisiana. He immigrated from SR Macedonia, Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia (modern-day North Macedonia) as a child in 1951, joining his father in the U.S. He was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church growing up. [2] He graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana. [3] He attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Tulane University. [2]
Dimos served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1999. He represented Ouachita Parish. [4] During the governorship of Buddy Roemer, Dimos was speaker of the house. [5] He served as a judge of the Louisiana Fourth Judicial District Court bench from 1999 to 2007. [1] In 2017, Dimos was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. [2] [6]
Dimos died on May 18, 2023, at the age of 84. [7]
Jimmy N. Dimos (October 18, 1938 – May 18, 2023) [1] was a Yugoslavian-born American judge and politician in Louisiana. He immigrated from SR Macedonia, Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia (modern-day North Macedonia) as a child in 1951, joining his father in the U.S. He was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church growing up. [2] He graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana. [3] He attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Tulane University. [2]
Dimos served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1999. He represented Ouachita Parish. [4] During the governorship of Buddy Roemer, Dimos was speaker of the house. [5] He served as a judge of the Louisiana Fourth Judicial District Court bench from 1999 to 2007. [1] In 2017, Dimos was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. [2] [6]
Dimos died on May 18, 2023, at the age of 84. [7]