Chet D. Traylor

Chet D. Traylor

Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice (Place 4)
In office January 1, 1997 – May 31, 2009
Preceded by	Joe Bleich
Succeeded by	Marcus R. Clark
Fifth Judicial District Court Judge
In office 1985–1997
Preceded by	Sonny N. Stephens
Succeeded by	E. Rudolph McIntyre, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1945-10-12) October 12, 1945 (age 71) Columbia, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	(1) Mary Blake Adams (2) Peggy Marie McDowell Ellington (died 2009)
Children	Therese T. Nagem Leigh T. Liles Anna T. Holloway
Residence	(1) Winnsboro Franklin Parish Louisiana (2) Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Alma mater	Caldwell Parish High School University of Louisiana at Monroe Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Occupation	Judge; Attorney
Religion	United Methodist

(1) Mary Blake Adams

Therese T. Nagem
Leigh T. Liles

Chet D. Traylor (born October 12, 1945) is a retired associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from Monroe, Louisiana, who was defeated in the Republican primary election on August 28, 2010, for the U.S. Senate seat held since 2005 by the incumbent David Vitter of New Orleans. Traylor polled fewer than 10 percent of the ballots cast in a low-turnout election, compared to nearly 90 percent for Vitter.

Traylor was born in Columbia, Louisiana and graduated in 1963 from Caldwell Parish High School. One of his classmates was future Louisiana Secretary of State Fox McKeithen, son of Governor John J. McKeithen. Traylor served for two years in the United States Army as a military police investigator, having entered as a private and was discharged as a sergeant. In 1969, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then Northeast Louisiana University. While at NLU, he was a Louisiana state trooper (Troop F). In 1974, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans.