Joe W. Sanders


Joe W. Sanders was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 7, 1960 to December 31, 1980, serving at Chief Justice from March 14, 1973 to December 31, 1980.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Sanders was raised on a family farm in Sabine Parish. He received a BA from Louisiana State University in 1935, and an LL.B. from the same institution in 1938.
He succeeded James D. Simon.