Louis Henry Burns

Louis Henry Burns (May 11, 1878 June 9, 1928) was a United States federal judge.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Burns received an LL.B. from Tulane Law School in 1904. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1904 to 1911, and again from 1913 to 1921, serving as an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1911 to 1913, and later as the United States Attorney for that district from 1921 to 1925.

On October 3, 1925, Burns received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Charlton R. Beattie. Formally nominated on December 8, 1925, Burns was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 1925, and received his commission the same day. Burns served in that capacity until his death.

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Preceded by
Charlton Reid Beattie
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1925–1928
Succeeded by
Wayne G. Borah
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