State court service

Guidry was formerly a judge on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, to which he was elected in August 2006. Earlier, Guidry served for six years as a judge of the Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court for Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

Louisiana Supreme Court

Guidry was elected to the high court on November 4, 2008, with 160,893 votes (60 percent); his opponent, fellow Republican Judge Jimmy Kuhn, received 108,541 votes (40 percent).^[3] His service on the Supreme Court terminated once he received his federal judicial commission.

Federal judicial service

In June 2018, Guidry was considered a contender for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.^[4] On January 16, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Guidry to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.^[2] On January 17, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. President Trump nominated Guidry to the seat vacated by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 15, 2018.^[5] On February 13, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[6] On March 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.^[7] On June 18, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 53–43 vote.^[8] On June 19, 2019, he was confirmed by a 53–46 vote.^[9] He received his judicial commission on June 21, 2019.^[10]

The Associated Press reported Judge Greg Guidry donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims. Some ethics experts said Guidry should immediately recuse himself to avoid even the appearance of a conflict.^[11][12] About a week later, he decided on a late-night reversal to recuse himself from the bankruptcy case involving the church. He issued his reversal with the statement, “I have decided to recuse myself from this matter in order to avoid any possible appearance of personal bias or prejudice”.^[13][14]