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Frank Joseph Polozola -LRB- January 15 , 1942 -- February 24 , 2013 -RRB- was a United States federal judge .. United States federal judge. United States federal judge. Born in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , Polozola received an LL.B .. Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Louisiana. Louisiana. in 1965 from Louisiana State University Law School .. Louisiana. Louisiana. Louisiana State University Law School. Louisiana State University Law School. He was a law clerk of Judge Elmer Gordon West of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana from 1965 to 1966 .. Louisiana. Louisiana. law clerk. law clerk. Elmer Gordon West. Elmer Gordon West. United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. He was in private practice in Baton Rouge from 1966 to 1973 .. Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He began teaching in 1977 at the Louisiana State University Law Center .. Louisiana. Louisiana. Louisiana State University Law Center. Louisiana State University Law Center. On April 2 , 1980 , Polozola was appointed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to the position vacated by his former mentor , Judge West .. U.S. President. U.S. President. Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter. Polozola was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21 , 1980 , and received his commission two days later .. United States Senate. United States Senate. In September 1980 , Polozola presided over the racketeering and extortion trial of former Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Gil Dozier of Baton Rouge .. Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Louisiana. Louisiana. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Gil Dozier. Gil Dozier. When Dozier was found to have engaged in jury tampering in his original trial while on bond , Polozola added eight years to the original ten-year sentence .. jury tampering. jury tampering. In 1984 , Dozier 's term was commuted to the two years and two months served by Carter 's successor as president , Ronald W. Reagan , despite Judge Polozola 's opposition to the clemency .. commuted. Commutation of sentence. Ronald W. Reagan. Ronald W. Reagan. Judge Polozoa presided over the sentencing of Barry Seal , who was murdered less than two months later .. Barry Seal. Barry Seal. Polozola was the chief judge from 1998 to 2005 .. In 2000 , he presided over the criminal trial of former Governor Edwin Edwards .. Governor. governor of Louisiana. Edwin Edwards. Edwin Edwards. He assumed senior status on January 15 , 2007 .. senior status. senior status. Polozola died on February 24 , 2013 .. United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana , 1972-1973 -LRB- part-time -RRB- United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana , 1973 -- 1980. Louisiana. Louisiana. United States Magistrate Judge. United States Magistrate Judge