Alan James "Jim" Norris Lisa Thibodeaux Sandy Bates Angelyn Armstrong University of Louisiana at Monroe William Norris III also known as Bill Norris (October 17, 1936 – July 13, 2016), was an American judge from West Monroe, Louisiana, who served at the municipal, district, and circuit court levels.
From 1974 to 1980, Norris sat on the Louisiana Fourth Judicial District Court, based in Monroe.
From 1981 until his retirement in 2002, Norris was a member of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, based in Shreveport.
After he left his judgeship, he practiced law in West Monroe with his son, Jim Norris.
His younger brother, Dave Norris, has been since 1978 the mayor of West Monroe and the longest serving person ever in that position of city government.