George Eustis was the first judge to serve as chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, though three men had preceded him in the senior role of the state’s high bench under the title presiding judge. He served as chief justice from March 19, 1846, to May 4, 1853. Eustis was born on October 20, 1796, in Boston, Massachusetts, and he graduated from Harvard College in 1815. He worked as private secretary for his uncle, William Eustis, who was the US Minister to The Hague, Netherlands, and a former governor of Massachusetts. While in Europe, George Eustis studied law at The Hague. Upon his return to the United States in 1817, he moved to New Orleans. There, he was admitted to the bar in 1822 and established a successful law practice. Always active in politics on the side of the Jacksonian Democrats, Eustis served as attorney general from 1830 to 1832. He championed the development of higher education in Louisiana, and during his term as secretary of state (1832–1834) he pushed for the establishment of a medical school. His efforts led to the 1835 chartering of an institution that later became Tulane University Medical School. As a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1845, Eustis advocated for the establishment of the University of Louisiana, which later became Tulane University.
George Eustis was the first judge to serve as chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, though three men had preceded him in the senior role of the state’s high bench under the title presiding judge. He served as chief justice from March 19, 1846, to May 4, 1853. Eustis was born on October 20, 1796, in Boston, Massachusetts, and he graduated from Harvard College in 1815. He worked as private secretary for his uncle, William Eustis, who was the US Minister to The Hague, Netherlands, and a former governor of Massachusetts. While in Europe, George Eustis studied law at The Hague. Upon his return to the United States in 1817, he moved to New Orleans. There, he was admitted to the bar in 1822 and established a successful law practice. Always active in politics on the side of the Jacksonian Democrats, Eustis served as attorney general from 1830 to 1832. He championed the development of higher education in Louisiana, and during his term as secretary of state (1832–1834) he pushed for the establishment of a medical school. His efforts led to the 1835 chartering of an institution that later became Tulane University Medical School. As a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1845, Eustis advocated for the establishment of the University of Louisiana, which later became Tulane University.
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