Judge John F. Fant, Caddo and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >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'. ------------------------------- John F. Fant, First Judicial District, Division "D", was appoint- ed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William F. Woods; he took his oath of office on Septmeber 4, 1971, and his term ends in 1972. Judge Fant was born in Marshall, Texas, on November 11, 1937, the son of Clyde E. Fant and Margaret m. Fant. He was educated in the public school system of Shreveport, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University, and his Juris Doc- tor's degree 1962 from Louisiana State University. While attending college, he was a member of the Moot Court Board, Order of Artus, Circle K, ODK, and AK Psi. Judge Fant was admitted to the bar on August 29, 1962, and practiced law in Shreveport from that time until his appointment to the First Judicial District Court. He is active in civic and community affairs, being a member of the Optimist Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Caddo Foundation for Exceptional Children Executive Board, the Red Cross Board, Chariman, Board of Dir- ectors of the Broadmoor Baptist Church, and of the Shreveport, Louisiana, and American Bar Associations. He is a Mason and a First Lieutenant in the U.S.A.F. Reserve. Judge Fant lists his hobbies as fishing and gold. * * * * *