J. Minos Simon
| J. Minos Simon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Minos Simon February 27, 1922 Nunez, Vermilion Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 11, 2004 (aged 82) Arnaudville St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Kaplan High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) ? (2) Jeanie Holmes Simon |
| Children |
Michelle Simon Eckert |
| Parent(s) | Amar and Elvina Bouillion Simon |
Kaplan High School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Louisiana State University
(1) ?
Michelle Simon Eckert
Suzette Simon Tardo
Joseph Minos "Jay" Simon, Jr.
Joseph Clemille "Cle" Simon
Joseph Quentin Simon of Lafayette
Two stepdaughters
Jodi Fulton Benton
Joseph Minos Simon, Sr. (February 27, 1922 – March 11, 2004), was an American author, a lecturer, an aviator, a sportsman, and an attorney from Lafayette, Louisiana, who was particularly known for his courtroom theatrics and demeanor.
J. Minos Simon was born to Amar Simon and the former Elvina Bouillion in the community of Nunez in western Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. He was reared in a poor family and spoke only French as a child, but he learned to speak English in grade school. As was typical of early Cajun life, he worked in rice and cotton fields and traveled in horse-drawn buggies and wagons.
When Simon was a fourth-grader, his parents moved to Kaplan. He graduated from Kaplan High School in 1939. After high school, he served for one year in the U.S. Marine Corps before being medically discharged. He attended both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
He graduated from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 1946 and was admitted as a member of the Louisiana State Bar the same year. He was admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in 1949 and before the United States Supreme Court in 1960.
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