Charles Austin O'Niell
Charles Austin O'Niell (September 7, 1869 – March 9, 1951) was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 4, 1914 to September 7, 1949, serving from December 31, 1922 on as Chief Justice.[1][2]
In 1922, the court was reconfigured, with O'Niell being the only justice to continue in his previous capacity on the new court. Nicknamed "The Dissenter", O'Niell authored more than 3,000 judicial opinions in his time on the high court. O'Niell died in the hotel room in New Orleans where he was living at the time.[3]
References
- "Charles Austin O'Niell". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Jurist Dies In Louisiana", The Atlanta Constitution (March 10, 1951), p. 13.
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| Preceded by Joseph Arsenne Breaux |
Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1914–1949 |
Succeeded by J. Cleveland Frugé |
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