Full Name:
Robert 'Bob' W. Kostelka
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Felicia; 5 Children
Birth Date:
02/18/1933
Birth Place:
Shreveport, LA
Home City:
Monroe, LA
Religion:
First Presbyterian Church
Attended, Centenary College
Attended, Louisiana State University
Northwestern University School of Law
JD, Louisiana State University School of Law, 1957
Senator, Louisiana State Senate, 2003-2016
Nominated, Experience, Federal District Court, 1992
No caucus information on file.
Judge, Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, 1998
Louisiana District Judge, Fourth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, 1983-1986, 1991-1992, 1997-1998
District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney, Fourth District Court, 1964-1971
Member/Elder, First Presbyterian Church, 1968-present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Appellate Judges' Association
Former Campaign Chair, Arthritis Foundation
Member, Bass Research Foundation
Former Scout Master/Scout District Chair, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Former Sunday School Teacher, First Presbyterian Church
Member, Fourth District Bar Association
Member, Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity
Member, Louisiana Bar Association
Former Campaign Chair, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, National Wildlife Federation
Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Board Member/Treasurer, Rotary Club
Member, Salvation Army
Former Chair, Salvation Army
Former Director/Youth Activities/Gray-Y Football Coach, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Awards:
Citizen of the Year, Salvation Army, 1971