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Morey Leonard Sear (February 26, 1929 – September 6, 2004) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Sear received a
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from
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in 1950. He was a Captain in the
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from 1950 to 1952. He was an assistant district attorney of the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana from 1952 to 1955. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1955 to 1971, serving as special counsel to the New Orleans Aviation Board from 1956 to 1959.


Federal judicial service

Sear served as a
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for the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (in case citations, E.D. La.) is a United States federal court based in New Orleans. Appeals from the Eastern District of Louisiana are taken to the United States Court of A ...
from 1971 to 1976. On March 30, 1976, Sear was nominated by President
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to a seat on that court vacated by Judge James August Comiskey. Sear was confirmed by the
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on May 6, 1976, and received his commission on May 7, 1976. He served as a Judge of the
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from 1982 to 1993. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999, assuming senior status on October 31, 2000, and serving in that capacity until his death on September 6, 2004, in New Orleans.


See also

*
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sear, Morey Leonard 1929 births 2004 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford Tulane University alumni Tulane University Law School alumni United States Marine Corps officers United States magistrate judges Louisiana Republicans