E.D._La.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
(E.D. La.)
Location	New Orleans More locations Houma;
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	March 3, 1881
Judges	12
Chief Judge	Nannette Jolivette Brown
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Duane A. Evans
U.S. Marshal	Enix Smith III
	www.laed.uscourts.gov

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

United States federal district court in Louisiana

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (in case citations, E.D. La.) is a United States federal court based in New Orleans.

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Appeals from the Eastern District of Louisiana are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

As of March 1, 2021^[update], the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is Duane A. Evans.^[1]^[2]

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[Reassigned-6] [N 1]
Reassigned from the District of Louisiana.

[Jointly-7] [N 2]
Jointly appointed to both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.

[8] [N 3]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 8, 1864, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1864, and received commission the same day.

[9] [N 4]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1925, confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 1925, and received commission the same day.

[10] [N 5]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1928, confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1928, and received commission the same day.

[11] [N 6]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.

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"Assistant U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans Appointed As Interim United States Attorney" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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"Meet the U.S. Attorney". United States Department of Justice. July 29, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[3] [3]
28 U.S.C. § 98

[fjcla-4] [4]
U.S. District Courts of Louisiana, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

[S392-5] [5]
Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 392.

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Executive Office for United States Attorneys (1989). Bicentennial Celebration of United States Attorneys, 1789–1989 (PDF) (Report). Washington, District of Columbia: United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

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"The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Louisiana". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

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"The United States Department of Justice - United States Attorney's Office". web.archive.org. 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

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#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
53	Chief Judge	Nannette Jolivette Brown	New Orleans	1963	2011–present	2018–present	—	Obama
51	District Judge	Jay C. Zainey	New Orleans	1951	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
52	District Judge	Lance Africk	New Orleans	1951	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
54	District Judge	Jane Triche Milazzo	New Orleans	1957	2011–present	—	—	Obama
55	District Judge	Susie Morgan	New Orleans	1953	2012–present	—	—	Obama
56	District Judge	Barry Ashe	New Orleans	1956	2018–present	—	—	Trump
57	District Judge	Wendy Vitter	New Orleans	1961	2019–present	—	—	Trump
58	District Judge	Greg G. Guidry	New Orleans	1960	2019–present	—	—	Trump
59	District Judge	Darrel J. Papillion	New Orleans	1968	2023–present	—	—	Biden
60	District Judge	Brandon Scott Long	New Orleans	1976	2023–present	—	—	Biden
61	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
62	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Senior Judge	Helen Ginger Berrigan	inactive	1948	1994–2016	2001–2008	2016–present	Clinton
43	Senior Judge	Sarah S. Vance	New Orleans	1950	1994–2024	2008–2015	2024–present	Clinton
46	Senior Judge	Eldon E. Fallon	New Orleans	1939	1995–2024	—	2024–present	Clinton
47	Senior Judge	Mary Ann Vial Lemmon	New Orleans	1941	1996–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
48	Senior Judge	Ivan L. R. Lemelle	New Orleans	1950	1998–2015	—	2015–present	Clinton
49	Senior Judge	Carl Barbier	New Orleans	1944	1998–2023	—	2023–present	Clinton

Seat	Prior judge's duty station	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
9	New Orleans	Eldon E. Fallon	Senior status	January 1, 2024	–	–
5	New Orleans	Sarah S. Vance	Senior status	January 16, 2024	–	–

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	John Dick	LA	1788–1824	1823–1824^{[Note 1]}^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Madison/Operation of law	death
2	Thomas B. Robertson	LA	1779–1828	1824–1828^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Monroe	death
3	Samuel Hadden Harper	LA	1783–1837	1829–1837^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Jackson	death
4	Philip Kissick Lawrence	LA	c.1793–1841	1837–1841^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Van Buren	death
5	Theodore Howard McCaleb	LA	1810–1864	1841–1845^{[Note 2]} 1849–1861^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Tyler Operation of law	reassignment to D. La. resignation
6	Edward Henry Durell	LA	1810–1887	1863–1866^{[Note 3]}	—	—	Lincoln	reassignment to D. La.
7	Edward Coke Billings	LA	1829–1893	1881–1893^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Grant/Operation of law	death
8	Charles Parlange	LA	1851–1907	1894–1907	—	—	Cleveland	death
9	Eugene Davis Saunders	LA	1853–1914	1907–1909	—	—	T. Roosevelt	resignation
10	Rufus Edward Foster	LA	1871–1942	1909–1925	—	—	T. Roosevelt	elevation to 5th Cir.
11	Charlton Beattie	LA	1869–1925	1925	—	—	Coolidge	death
12	Louis Henry Burns	LA	1878–1928	1925–1928^{[Note 4]}	—	—	Coolidge	death
13	Wayne G. Borah	LA	1891–1966	1928–1949^{[Note 5]}	—	—	Coolidge	elevation to 5th Cir.
14	Adrian Joseph Caillouet	LA	1883–1946	1940–1946	—	—	F. Roosevelt	death
15	Herbert William Christenberry	LA	1897–1975	1947–1975	1949–1967	—	Truman	death
16	J. Skelly Wright	LA	1911–1988	1949–1962^{[Note 6]}	—	—	Truman	elevation to D.C. Cir.
17	Elmer Gordon West	LA	1914–1992	1961–1972	1967–1972	—	Kennedy	reassignment to M.D. La.
18	Robert A. Ainsworth Jr.	LA	1910–1981	1961–1966	—	—	Kennedy	elevation to 5th Cir.
19	Frank Burton Ellis	LA	1907–1969	1962–1965	—	1965–1969	Kennedy	death
20	Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe	LA	1922–2014	1966–1992	1972–1992	1992–2014	L. Johnson	death
21	Edward James Boyle Sr.	LA	1913–2002	1966–1981	—	1981–2002	L. Johnson	death
22	Fred James Cassibry	LA	1918–1996	1966–1984	—	1984–1987	L. Johnson	retirement
23	Lansing Leroy Mitchell	LA	1914–2001	1966–1981	—	1981–2001	L. Johnson	death
24	Alvin Benjamin Rubin	LA	1920–1991	1966–1977	—	—	L. Johnson	elevation to 5th Cir.
25	James August Comiskey	LA	1926–2005	1967–1975	—	—	L. Johnson	resignation
26	Jack Murphy Gordon	LA	1931–1982	1971–1982	—	—	Nixon	death
27	Roger Blake West	LA	1928–1978	1971–1978	—	—	Nixon	death
28	Charles Schwartz Jr.	LA	1922–2012	1976–1991	—	1991–2012	Ford	death
29	Morey Leonard Sear	LA	1929–2004	1976–2000	1992–1999	2000–2004	Ford	death
30	Robert Frederick Collins	LA	1931–present	1978–1993	—	—	Carter	resignation
31	Adrian G. Duplantier	LA	1929–2007	1978–1994	—	1994–2007	Carter	death
32	George Arceneaux	LA	1928–1993	1979–1993	—	—	Carter	death
33	Patrick Eugene Carr	LA	1922–1998	1979–1991	—	1991–1998	Carter	death
34	Veronica DiCarlo Wicker	LA	1930–1994	1979–1994	—	—	Carter	death
35	Peter Beer	LA	1928–2018	1979–1994	—	1994–2018	Carter	death
36	A. J. McNamara	LA	1936–2014	1982–2001	1999–2001	2001–2014	Reagan	death
37	Henry Mentz	LA	1920–2005	1982–1992	—	1992–2001	Reagan	retirement
38	Martin Leach-Cross Feldman	LA	1934–2022	1983–2022	—	—	Reagan	death
39	Marcel Livaudais Jr.	LA	1925–2009	1984–1996	—	1996–2008	Reagan	retirement
40	Edith Brown Clement	LA	1948–present	1991–2001	2001	—	G.H.W. Bush	elevation to 5th Cir.
42	Stanwood Duval	LA	1942–present	1994–2008	—	2008–2017	Clinton	retirement
44	Okla Jones II	LA	1945–1996	1994–1996	—	—	Clinton	death
45	Thomas Porteous	LA	1946–2021	1994–2010	—	—	Clinton	impeachment and conviction
50	Kurt D. Engelhardt	LA	1960–present	2001–2018	2015–2018	—	G.W. Bush	elevation to 5th Cir.

E.D._La.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Jurisdiction

History

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

List of U.S. Attorneys

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
(E.D. La.)

Location	New Orleans More locations Houma
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	March 3, 1881
Judges	12
Chief Judge	Nannette Jolivette Brown
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Duane A. Evans
U.S. Marshal	Enix Smith III
www.laed.uscourts.gov