Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

ID: 3076 ~ Source: Courtesy of The Louisiana Supreme Court. ~ Creator: George David Coulon

This file appears in: The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

Judge Martin was appointed judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court in February 1815, just weeks after the Battle of New Orleans. He served for 31 years until his forced retirement in 1846.

This file appears in: The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

By Mary Ann Wegmann, The Law Library of Louisiana & University of New Orleans History Department

In June 1847, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the olographic, or hand written, will of its deceased member Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin, who served on the Court for 31 years until March 19, 1846. Judge Martin “retired unwillingly at the…