John Victor Parker

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Parker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1952. He was in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, remaining in the United States Army Reserve until 1964. He was in private practice in Baton Rouge from 1954 to 1979, also serving as an assistant parish attorney of the City of Baton Rouge in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, from 1956 to 1966.[1]

On May 24, 1979, Parker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979.[1] He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1998, assuming senior status on October 31, 1998, serving until his death on July 14, 2014, at his home in Baton Rouge.[2][3]

• John Victor Parker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

• Charles Lussier (July 15, 2014). "BR's U.S. Judge John Parker dies at age 85: Tenure began with desegregation case". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
• "Judge John V. Parker obituary". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved July 17, 2014.