Louisiana Supreme Court Justices
1813-Present |
Cornelius Voorhies
(1804-1859)
Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, May 4, 1853 - April 27, 1859
Judge, Historic Fourteenth Judicial District, 1846-1853
Louisiana Legislature, 1832-1844
Born in Opelousas, LA in 1804; Practiced law in Lafayette and St. Martinville; Father of Justice Albert Voorhies; Died in 1859 and interred in St. Michael's Cemetery in St. Martinville, LA; Portrait painted by A.J. Drysdale in 1930 and is located at the 400 Royal Street, New Orleans Courthouse.
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