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Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American jurist, the first African-American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II, and later graduated from Dillard University, majoring in sociology. During the Civil Rights Era, he contributed to the McDonogh Day Boycott in New Orleans by publicizing the boycott of the segregated public ceremony on his radio show. He was a judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1978 to 1992, serving as Chief Judge of that district from 1986 onward. In 1992, Revius Ortique was the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

See also

• List of African-American jurists

Notes

1. ^ "The Honorable Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr.: Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. ^ "Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. (1924 - 2008)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
3. "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
4. Barney, Tammy C. (6 May 2024). "Remembering the McDonogh Day Boycott of 1954". Verite News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
5. Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper
6. Louisiana Supreme Court press release

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