Wallace - Person Sheet
Wallace - Person Sheet
NameWISDOM, Judge John Minor 
Birth Date17 May 1905
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
OccupationAttorney and Federal Judge
Death Date15 May 1999 Age: 93
Death PlaceNew Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
FlagsHistorical
FatherWISDOM, Mortimer Norton (1854-1919)
MotherLABATT, Adelaide Helen (1867-1943)
Misc. Notes
In 1962, while sitting on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1957-1977), Judge Wisdom wrote the historic opinion ordering the admission of James H. Meredith to the University of Mississippi.
Judge Wisdom was one of the founding members of the Louisiana Republican Party. He was a recipient of the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton in 1994.
The Fifth Circuit building in New Orleans was named for him in that same year. The ABA bestowed the American Bar Association Medal, its highest honor, on Judge Wisdom in 1996.
Judge Wisdom was one of the founding members of the Louisiana Republican Party. He was a recipient of the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton in 1994.
The Fifth Circuit building in New Orleans was named for him in that same year. The ABA bestowed the American Bar Association Medal, its highest honor, on Judge Wisdom in 1996.
Spouses
Birth Date3 Nov 1907
Birth PlaceLouisiana
Death Date8 Feb 2002 Age: 94
Death PlaceNew Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marr Date22 Oct 1931
Marr PlaceNew Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
ChildrenJohn Minor