The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr.

3/24/2008

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2008.059

State supreme court judge The Honorable Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. (1924 - 2008 ) was a former National Bar Association president. He was also the first African American justice appointed to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Ortique was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/24/2008, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 09m 50s

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Ortique, Revius Oliver, 1924-

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Justice Revius Oliver Ortique, Jr. was born on June 14, 1924, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A veteran of World War II, Ortique earned his B.A. degree in sociology from Dillard University in 1947 and his M.A. degree from Indiana University in 1949. Ortique then earned his J.D. degree from Southern University Law School in 1956. Ortique began his own private law practice in 1956, working on any type of case but focusing primarily on estate cases. His practice became one of the largest estate practice...