Judge A.M. D'Angelo,  Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Deanne Pardue

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From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge'
for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers.  1971.
Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit
line is retained.  Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'.

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A.M. D'Angelo, Judge, 9th Judicial District Court, Division "C" was elected
District Judge on November 8th, 1966.

He held the position of Special Assistant Attorney General of Louisiana in
1948, and First Assistant District Attorney of Rapides Parish from 1952 to
1957 and again from 1960 to 1964.

He received his B.A. degree in 1935 and his L.L.B. Degree in 1937 from Tulane
University and in 1969 he received the Juris Doctor Degree from the same
university.

He served in the Field Artillery for four years during World War II and after
V-J Day was assigned duties as a War Crimes prosecutor attached to General
MacArthur's Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.  Upon completion of this latter
assignment he received a commendation from the Military Commission which
presided over the war crimes trails.

He is a member of the American Judicature Society, American Bar Association,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Louisiana Law Institute, Continuous
Revision Advisory Committee for the Code of Criminal Procedure, Louisiana
State Bar Association Formulary Committee, American Bar Association's Section
of Judicial Administration, National Conference of State Trial Judges, and the
Louisiana State Bar Association Committee on Fair Trial and Free Press.

He is a past President of the following organizations:  Alexandria Bar
Association, Louisiana Assistant District Attorneys Association, Young Men's
Business Club, Amicus Club, Amerita Club, Louisiana Federation of Young Men's
Clubs, and Cenla Legal Aid Society.

He is a co-author of the Louisiana Criminal Formulary Annotated (Bobbs-Merrill
Company, publisher) sponsored by the Louisiana State Bar Association.

During his tenure as President of the Alexandria Bar Association in 1965, the
latter received the Award of Merit from the Louisiana State Bar Association
for outstanding achievements in the field of local Bar activities.

Judge D'Angelo was born on January 16th, 1912 in Alexandria, Louisiana.  He is
married to the former Thelma Boudra and they have one child, Joseph M.
D'Angelo, M.D., now serving in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy.

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