Retired Caddo Juvenile Court Judge Gorman E. Taylor, 83, died Friday, May 30, 2008. A 1950 graduate of Louisiana State University School of Law, he served as Legal Officer for Caddo Parish Juvenile Court for 11 years before his appointment to the Juvenile Court bench in February 1964, where he served until his retirement in 1994. He served on the Judicial Council of Louisiana and served on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the District Judges Association. He is past president of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and was a member of a number of professional and civic organizations. He was a World War II veteran, serving with the 401st Fighter Squadron in the European Theater.