James E. Bolin

James Edwin Bolin Sr. (August 26, 1914 – March 25, 2002) was an American jurist and politician who served as a judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.

James E. Bolin
Louisiana State Representative
for Webster Parish
In office
1940–1944
Preceded byDrayton R. Boucher
Succeeded byC.W. Thompson
District Attorney, 26th Judicial District of Louisiana
In office
December 14, 1948 – October 1, 1952
Preceded byArthur M. Wallace
Succeeded byLouis H. Padgett, Jr.
Judge, 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana
In office
October 1, 1952 – 1960
Preceded byJ. Frank McInnis
Succeeded byTwo judgeships:

O. E. Price

Enos C. McClendon, Jr.
Judge, Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal
In office
1960–1978
Preceded byNew position
Chief Judge, Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal
In office
April 25, 1975 – December 31, 1978
Preceded byH. Welborn Ayres
Personal details
Born(1914-08-26)August 26, 1914
Doyline, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
DiedMarch 25, 2002(2002-03-25) (aged 87)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Eloise Martin Bolin (1913-2007; married 1937-his death)
ChildrenJames Bolin, Jr.

Bruce M. Bolin
Beth Bolin Falk

Becky Bolin Maupin
Residence(s)Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana
Alma materMinden High School

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University Law Center
OccupationAttorney

Legislator and soldier

Bolin was elected state representative when the one-term incumbent, Drayton Boucher of Springhill, ran successfully for the Louisiana State Senate. In the legislative runoff election, Bolin defeated former representative and Minden mayor J. Frank Colbert, 3,161 (57.3 percent) to 2,358 (42.7 percent).[1]

Judicial career

In 1956, Bolin defeated State Representative E. D. Gleason of Webster Parish, 2,503 to 912, for a seat at the proposed state constitutional convention. Because voters statewide rejected the calling of the convention, the election was moot.[2]

Honors

Bolin died in 2002 at the age of eighty-seven in an assisted living facility in Shreveport. He is honored through the naming of Bolin Hall at the Louisiana Army National Guard installation at Camp Minden, formerly part of the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant.[3]

References
  1. Minden Herald, February 23, 1940, p. 1
  2. Minden Herald, November 8, 1956, p. 1
  3. "Louisiana Guard honors memory of leader, WWII veteran". dvidshub.net. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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