Veronica DiCarlo Wicker

Veronica DiCarlo Wicker (November 26, 1930 – December 10, 1994) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Veronica DiCarlo Wicker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
September 26, 1979 – December 10, 1994
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byIvan L. R. Lemelle
Personal details
Born(1930-11-26)November 26, 1930
Monessen, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 10, 1994(1994-12-10) (aged 64)
New Orleans, Louisiana
EducationSyracuse University (BFA)
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Wicker received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1952 and a Bachelor of Laws from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1966. She was a law clerk to Judge Lansing Leroy Mitchell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1966 to 1977.[1]

Federal judicial service

Wicker was a United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Louisiana, from 1977 to 1979. On June 5, 1979, Wicker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana created by 92 Stat. 1629. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received her commission on September 26, 1979. Wicker served in that capacity until her death of cancer, on December 10, 1994, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][2]

References
  1. Veronica DiCarlo Wicker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. "Veronica Dicarlo Wicker (1930-1994) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1979–1994		 Succeeded by
Ivan L. R. Lemelle
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