Richard Haik

Richard T. Haik, Sr. is a former federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Lake Charles, Louisiana (Calcasieu Parish). He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Haik was the chief judge of the court from 2002 to 2009. He assumed senior status on March 6, 2015, and retired on January 15, 2016.^[1][2]

Haik is the brother of Suzanne Haik Terrell, who failed in a high-profile Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and for Louisiana attorney general in 2003.^[3][4]

Early life and education

A native of Louisiana, Haik graduated from the University of Southwest Louisiana with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and later graduated from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1975. Haik served in the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1971 to 1978 and served in the Army Reserve as a Captain from 1980 to 1984.^[2]

Professional career

Haik served as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Louisiana from 1975 to 1984 then became a Louisiana state district judge from 1984 to 1991.^[2]

Judicial career

Western District of Louisiana

Haik was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 11, 1991, to a seat vacated by John Duhe, Jr. as Duhe was elevated in the ranks of the Federal Judiciary as he received a nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Haik was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 24, 1991, on a voice vote and received his commission on May 30, 1991. Haik served as Chief Judge of the Court from 2002 to 2009. He assumed senior status on March 6, 2015, and retired on January 15, 2016.^[2]

See also

• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

External links

• Western District of Louisiana, "federal courts"
• Interview with Judge Haik
• Judge Haik's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

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v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Active judges	Chief Judge: Terry A. Doughty   •  Maurice Hicks  •  Robert Summerhays  •  James Cain, Jr.  •  David Joseph  •  Jerry Edwards Jr.
Senior judges	Tucker Melancon  •  Donald Walter (Louisiana)  •  Dee Drell  •  James Trimble  •  Robert James  •  Elizabeth Erny Foote  •
Magistrate judges	Mark Hornsby  •  Patrick Hanna  •  Joseph H.L. Perez-Montes  •  Carol B. Whitehurst  •  Kayla McClusky  •
Former Article III judges	Patricia Minaldi  •  Richard Haik  •  Rebecca Doherty  •  John Dick  •  Thomas Bolling Robertson  •  Samuel Hadden Harper  •  Philip Kissick Lawrence  •  Theodore Howard McCaleb  •  Henry Boyce  •  Alexander Boarman  •  John Duhe  •  W. Eugene Davis  •  George Whitfield Jack  •  Tom Stagg  •  Gaston Porterie  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Jr.  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.  •  Edwin Hunter  •  F.A. Little  •  Richard Putnam  •  Nauman Scott  •  John Shaw (Louisiana)  •  Earl Veron  •  Michael Juneau  •
Former Chief judges	Richard Haik  •  Tom Stagg  •  Dee Drell  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Jr.  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.  •  Edwin Hunter  •  F.A. Little  •  Nauman Scott  •  John Shaw (Louisiana)  •