 C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr. graduated from the Tulane University of School of Law with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1959. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity.
Judge Bienvenu began his private practice in his hometown of St. Martinville in 1962. He served as Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, Div. A, serving the parishes of St. Martin, Iberia, and St. Mary from 1976 until his retirement in December of 1995. Prior to serving as Judge, he held the post of Assistant District Attorney for the same judicial district from 1966 until 1976. Judge Bienvenu, by special assignment of the Louisiana Supreme Court, also served on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in 1981.
He has served his community-at-large as a member of the board of directors and past president of the Southwest Louisiana Rehabilitation Association, as a past president of the Trinity Catholic School PTA, as former chairman of the Trinity Catholic School Board and Our Lady of Mercy High School Board, as a member of the board of directors of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. and was the charter president of the St. Martinville Jaycees in 1963. In addition, he is a member of the St. Martinville Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus, Woodmen of the World, Iberia Parish Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
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| Current Employment Position(s): |
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Of Counsel |
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Retired District Judge |
| Areas Of Practice: |
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Insurance Law |
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Personal Injury -- Defense |
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Personal Injury -- Plaintiff |
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Probate & Estate Administration |
| Bar Admissions: |
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Louisiana |
| Education: |
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Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959
Bachelor of Law Degree |
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Attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute from June, 1954 through summer of 1955. |
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Graduate, St. Martinville, Louisiana, High School, 1954. |
| Civic: |
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Southwest Louisiana Rehabilitation Association
Member, Board of Directors |
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Southwest Louisiana Rehabilitation Association
Past President |
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Trinity Catholic School PTA
Past President |
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Trinity Catholic School Board
Former Chairman |
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Our Lady of Mercy High School Board
Former Chairman |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors |
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St. Martinville Jaycees, 1963
Charter President |
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Member, St. Martinville, Louisiana, Rotary Club (President, 2003-2004); Paul Harris Fellow (2005). |
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Member, Knights of Columbus. |
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Member, Woodmen of the World (1991 "Mr. Woodman" Award). |
| Professional: |
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Iberia Parish Bar Association
Member |
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Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Member |
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Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Member |
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Judge, Tribal Court of Appeal, Sovereign Nation of Chitimacha, 1996 to present. |
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Judge, Tribal Court of Appeal, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 2001 to present. |
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Judge, Tribal Court of Appeal, Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, 2002 to present. |
| Past Employment Positions: |
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Private practice of law, St. Martinville, Louisiana, 1962-1976. |
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Assistant District Attorney, 16th Judicial District of Louisiana, 1966-1976. |
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Member and past President, Secretary/Treasurer of St. Martin Parish Bar Association, member of Sixteenth Judicial District and Louisiana State Bar Associations. |
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Former member, National District Attorneys Association, Louisiana District Attorneys Association. |
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Member and Program Chairman, The Inn on The Teche, an American Inn of Court. |
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Judge of Division A., Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, serving St. Martin, Iberia and St. Mary Parishes, April 29, 1976 to December 3, 1995. |
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Chief Judge, 16th Judicial District Court, 1978-79; 1983-84; 1988-89. |
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Served on Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal by special assignment of Louisiana Supreme Court in 1981. |
| Fraternities/Sororities: |
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Phi Delta Phi |
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
| Millitary: |
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Commissioned Second Lieutenant in United States Marine Corps, 1959. |
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Completed Marine Officers Basic School-Quantico, Virginia, 1960. |
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Completed Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1960. |
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Defense Counsel before the General Court-Martial and Legal Assistance Officer, First Marine Aircraft Wing, Japan, 1960-1961. |
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Marine Officer on staff of District Legal Officer, and Claims and Investigations Officer, Third Naval District, New York City, 1961-1962. |
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Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. |
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Member, General Walter S. McIlhenny Detachment, U.S. Marine Corps League, New Iberia, Louisiana. |
| Birth Information: |
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1936 |
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