predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party office termstart termend birth_date spouse image article_title name nominator alma_mater
wayne g. borah alvin benjamin rubin 15 may 1999 new orleans , louisiana , usa new orleans , louisiana republican judge fifth circuit on united states court of appeals for the 1957 1977 -lrb- senior judge , 1977-1999 -rrb- 17 may 1905 bonnie stewart mathews wisdom johnminorwisdom.jpg john minor wisdom
 john minor wisdom dwight d. eisenhower isidore newman school
john minor wisdom

john minor wisdom -lrb- may 17 , 1905 -- may 15 , 1999 -rrb- , one of the `` fifth circuit four '' , and a republican from louisiana , was a judge of the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit during the 1950s and 1960s , when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of african-americans .
at that time , the fifth circuit included not only louisiana , mississippi , and texas -lrb- its jurisdiction since october 1 , 1981 -rrb- , but also alabama , georgia , florida , and the panama canal zone .
