State Supreme Court Justice Will Crain, a Washington Parish native, has been nominated by President Trump to become a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, succeeding the retired Judge Eldon E. Fallon.
Crain’s nomination was approved by Sen. John Kennedy and Sen. Bill Cassidy, both of Louisiana.
Justice Crain has many connections in the Franklinton area. His parents were both of Franklinton before later moving to Bogalusa.
His father, Hillary Crain, was also a judge and he later served in the state administration of Gov. Mike Foster.
His mother, the recently deceased Mary Crain, was active in Washington Parish organizations. His aunt, the late Sue Crain, was the long-time pro shop manager at the Franklinton Country Club and was very well-known to area golfers.
Justice Crain was raised in Bogalusa. He was an aide to long-time state Sen. B.B. “Sixty” Rayburn of Washington Parish, who was a prominent legislator in Louisiana for five decades.
Crain graduated from LSU in 1983 with an accounting degree. He received his law degree in 1986 from LSU.
He was with the law firm of Jones Fussell in Covington for 23 years before he became a district court judge.
Justice Crain has served in three levels of the judiciary in Louisiana. He was a district judge in the 22nd Judicial District of Washington and St. Tammany parishes; he was on the Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal; and he is currently on the State Supreme Court.
The U.S. Senate began the consideration process of Justice Crain’s nomination on Wednesday of this week. The nomination was heard first in the Senate Judiciary Committee and if approved there it will then be considered by the full Senate. However, at this stage Crain’s nomination is expected to be routinely approved.
