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Revius Ortique Jr.
Born(1924-06-14)June 14, 1924
DiedJune 22, 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 84)
EducationB.A., Dillard University (1947)
M.A., Indiana University (1949)
J.D., Southern University Law School (1956)[1]
Occupations
  • Judge
  • Civil rights activist

Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American jurist, the first African-American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist.[2][3]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II,[2] and later graduated from Dillard University, majoring in sociology.[1] During the Civil Rights Era, he contributed to the McDonogh Day Boycott in New Orleans by publicizing the boycott of the segregated public ceremony on his radio show.[4] He was a judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1978 to 1992, serving as Chief Judge of that district from 1986 onward.[2] In 1992, Revius Ortique was the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b "The Honorable Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr.: Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. (1924 - 2008)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Barney, Tammy C. (6 May 2024). "Remembering the McDonogh Day Boycott of 1954". Verite News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper
  6. ^ Louisiana Supreme Court press release