The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-22
Long Experience Fits Him
for Supreme Court.

Judge l.. Philip CalIIoutt of l.
faurhe parish. ore Of The six cand
dates for the Seat on Inc Snprrln
Court from the Fourth Dis1rje
stresses particularly his long eNi {
rience On The bench, and his thoroa2
familiarity with the work which wi
: be given him if elected in the fal
contest
In addition to services ia othe
offices he is now, and mas been for FIVE
years Il member OF the Court of APP
peals from tie First District, aud biz
+S. encnce on The bench has been full
Says Judge Calllouet, in Il circular
letter addressed TO the voters Of his
district:
From long public service in the
exposition and application Of the law
ard The administration of jn~tice with
strict impartiality, one may judge Of
the fnnd of experience ard practical
training acquired, all tending 70 ire
pare and fit me for the exalted Office
which has always been The goal OF my
Mes ambition.
lin public office [ have striven to
10 do my full duty, honestly and con
sc!entousiy. to administer justice with
strict ambition Partially, and to re
fleet honor and credit upon my con-
siituents. That | have measurabIy
succeeded, I believe [ may, without
egotism, assume, in view Of the con-
tlnued pubic confidence reposed in
/ me. If elected to the higher sphere
10 which | aspire, shall continue to
do nv full duly and all 10 my power
to reflect honor and credit upon my I
Native State
Judge Caillouet is native and life
long resident Of the parish Of La
fourche, born in 1858; his father, one
of the oldest residents of the commu-
nifty, was born in the parish Of ST.
James, but moved with his father in
1885 to Lafourche The judge re-
ceived thorough education, gradual
ing with the degree Of bachelor Of
arts, and, like many men IN Louis
lana, is equality conversant with the
..u2Iish aud French languages.
Early III his career l.. z. Caillouet
VAS 5;essuty parish recorder in Laf-
oar. he, and when this office was merg
e with lb= deputy clerkship of the
.4,u., he directed them both. He re-
5 .tvd that office Ia become justice Of
u4a,e at the parish seat, Thlbodaux,
and there qualified as notary, under !;
appointment of the late Gov. Meme
~. While so engaged he continued s
lis legal studies, graduating IN 1855.
II.ree years later he was elected dis !
t"5ct attorney for the Twentieth Judi
clai District, and in 1892, when the
district vas changed by the addition
Of Yerrebonne parish. he was elected
!isi.irt judge. In 1896, 1909 and
30. succeeding election years, he
~, reelected, twice without opposi-
ION and also without opposition he
W !, shosen member of the consti
III. ,t,nal convention Of 1898. lie VIA
.te author of the constitutional pro
vision that the Governor and State
Treasurer cannot succeed themselves.
Judge Caillouet assembled the bench
of the Appellate Court in 1907, the
uuopposed choice of his district for al
sixryear term. In this district are
the parishes of Ascension, AssumpI
ton, IberviIle, Lafourche, Polnte
Coupee, Terrebonne, St. Mary and
West Baton Rouge. Since election
he has served faithfully and with dis
linction.
Throughout his district Judge
Caillcuet is widely known. He 8 a
man of family, having nine children:
and is domestic in his habits. HIS |
long and active career, he says, has
proven his fitness for the position he
seeks.
The foregoing appeared in las. Sun
DAVIS Times Democrat with a good
picture of the Judge.
Judge CailIouet's candidacy IS
meeting with favor throughout the
district, and it is nov CONCEDED on
all sides that he is one of the leading
candidates ID the race. His ability
and fitness to fill the Office to which
he aspires is recognized by consti-
tuencv which he has been serving for
years, for he is now sitting on the
Court of Appeal Bench for all the
parishes, save one, of the Fourth Su-
premc Court District. i
The Sentinel has never doubted
that Judge Cailloue. would be one OIL
the leading candidates in the race, and
the encouraging repeats from all cor
ners of the district but confirm Its, bel
lief that the good fortune that has
ever favored him in past elections will
lead him on to victory in the present
race and the Circuit Court District
which he now serves will have the
bonor Of having one of its Judges
elected to the Supreme Court Bench.