Jimmy N. Dimos (October 18, 1938 – May 18, 2023) was a Yugoslavian-born American judge and politician in Louisiana. He immigrated from

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, Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia (modern-day

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) as a child in 1951, joining his father in the U.S. He was a member of the

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. He attended the

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and

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. Dimos served in the

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from 1976 to 1999. He represented

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. During the governorship of

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, Dimos was speaker of the house. He served as a judge of the Louisiana Fourth Judicial District Court bench from 1999 to 2007. In 2017, Dimos was inducted into the

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and the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. Dimos died on May 18, 2023, at the age of 84.

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1938 births 2023 deaths Louisiana Democrats Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni Tulane University alumni 20th-century American politicians Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Macedonian emigrants to the United States {{Louisiana-politician-stub