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La.)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WDLA_map.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WDLA_map.PNG/150px-WDLA_map.PNG" decoding="async" width="150" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WDLA_map.PNG/225px-WDLA_map.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WDLA_map.PNG/300px-WDLA_map.PNG 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="303" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style=""><i><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">More locations</span></i></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_and_Courthouse%E2%80%93Alexandria" title="United States Post Office and Courthouse–Alexandria">United States Post Office and Courthouse</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996643573">.mw-parser-output .block-indent{padding-left:3em;padding-right:0;overflow:hidden}</style><div class="block-indent" style="padding-left: 1em;">(<a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a>)</div></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Opelousas,_Louisiana" title="Opelousas, Louisiana">Opelousas</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appeals to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">March 3, 1881</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Judges</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Terry_A._Doughty" title="Terry A. Doughty">Terry A. Doughty</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Officers of the court</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_B._Brown" title="Brandon B. Brown">Brandon B. Brown</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">U.S. Marshal</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>vacant</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lawd.uscourts.gov">lawd<wbr />.uscourts<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana</b> (in <a href="/wiki/Case_citation" title="Case citation">case citations</a>, <b>W.D. La.</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States federal court">United States federal court</a> with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, with courts in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a>. These cities comprise the Western District of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. </p><p>Appeals from the Western District of Louisiana are taken to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</a> (except for <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> claims and claims against the U.S. government under the <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Act" title="Tucker Act">Tucker Act</a>, which are appealed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Jurisdiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">parishes</a> that fall under the jurisdiction of this district court are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acadia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Acadia Parish, Louisiana">Acadia Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Allen Parish, Louisiana">Allen Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avoyelles_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana">Avoyelles Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beauregard_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Beauregard Parish, Louisiana">Beauregard Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienville_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Bienville Parish, Louisiana">Bienville Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bossier_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Bossier Parish, Louisiana">Bossier Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caddo_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Caddo Parish, Louisiana">Caddo Parish</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calcasieu_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana">Calcasieu Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Caldwell Parish, Louisiana">Caldwell Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Cameron Parish, Louisiana">Cameron Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catahoula_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Catahoula Parish, Louisiana">Catahoula Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Claiborne Parish, Louisiana">Claiborne Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Concordia Parish, Louisiana">Concordia Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_Parish,_Louisiana" title="DeSoto Parish, Louisiana">DeSoto Parish</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Carroll_Parish,_Louisiana" title="East Carroll Parish, Louisiana">East Carroll Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangeline_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Evangeline Parish, Louisiana">Evangeline Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Franklin Parish, Louisiana">Franklin Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Grant Parish, Louisiana">Grant Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iberia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Iberia Parish, Louisiana">Iberia Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Jackson Parish, Louisiana">Jackson Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana">Jefferson Davis Parish</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette Parish, Louisiana">Lafayette Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaSalle_Parish,_Louisiana" title="LaSalle Parish, Louisiana">LaSalle Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Lincoln Parish, Louisiana">Lincoln Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Madison Parish, Louisiana">Madison Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehouse_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Morehouse Parish, Louisiana">Morehouse Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natchitoches_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana">Natchitoches Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Ouachita Parish, Louisiana">Ouachita Parish</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rapides_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Rapides Parish, Louisiana">Rapides Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Red River Parish, Louisiana">Red River Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Richland Parish, Louisiana">Richland Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabine_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Sabine Parish, Louisiana">Sabine Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Landry_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Landry Parish, Louisiana">Saint Landry Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Martin_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Martin Parish, Louisiana">Saint Martin Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Mary Parish, Louisiana">Saint Mary Parish</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tensas_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Tensas Parish, Louisiana">Tensas Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Union Parish, Louisiana">Union Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermilion_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Vermilion Parish, Louisiana">Vermilion Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Vernon Parish, Louisiana">Vernon Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Webster Parish, Louisiana">Webster Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Carroll_Parish,_Louisiana" title="West Carroll Parish, Louisiana">West Carroll Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winn_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Winn Parish, Louisiana">Winn Parish</a></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 26, 1804, Congress organized the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Orleans" title="Territory of Orleans">Territory of Orleans</a> and created the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Orleans" title="United States District Court for the District of Orleans">United States District Court for the District of Orleans</a> – the only time Congress provided a territory with a district court equal in its authority and jurisdiction to those of the states.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court for the District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the District of Louisiana</a> was established on April 8, 1812, by 2 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-2-701">701</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-S392_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S392-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> several weeks before Louisiana was formally admitted as a state of the union. The District was thereafter subdivided and reformed several times. It was first subdivided into <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">Eastern</a> and Western Districts on March 3, 1823, by 3 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-3-774">774</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-S392_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S392-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 13, 1845, Louisiana was reorganized into a single District with one judgeship, by 5 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-5-722">722</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was again divided into Eastern and the Western Districts on March 3, 1849, by 9 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-9-401">401</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congress again abolished the Western District of Louisiana and reorganized Louisiana as a single judicial district on July 27, 1866, by 14 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-14-300">300</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 3, 1881, by 21 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-21-507">507</a>, Louisiana was for a third time divided into Eastern and the Western Districts, with one judgeship authorized for each.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">Middle</a> District was formed from portions of those two Districts on December 18, 1971, by 85 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-85-741">741</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fjcla_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fjcla-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_judges">Current judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of December 22, 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:left"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th data-sort-type="number" rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th rowspan="2">Judge </th> <th rowspan="2">Duty station </th> <th rowspan="2">Born </th> <th colspan="3">Term of service </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th>Active </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td>Chief Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_A._Doughty" title="Terry A. Doughty">Terry A. Doughty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a> </td> <td>1959 </td> <td>2018–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Maurice_Hicks_Jr." title="S. Maurice Hicks Jr.">S. Maurice Hicks Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>2003–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017–2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">32 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Summerhays" title="Robert R. Summerhays">Robert R. Summerhays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>2018–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">34 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_D._Cain_Jr." title="James D. Cain Jr.">James D. Cain Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles</a> </td> <td>1964 </td> <td>2019–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_C._Joseph" title="David C. Joseph">David C. Joseph</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a> </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>2020–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">36 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Edwards_Jr." title="Jerry Edwards Jr.">Jerry Edwards Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a> </td> <td>1979 </td> <td>2023–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">37 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><i>vacant</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Ellsworth_Walter" title="Donald Ellsworth Walter">Donald Ellsworth Walter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a> </td> <td>1936 </td> <td>1985–2001 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Travis_Trimble_Jr." title="James Travis Trimble Jr.">James Travis Trimble Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a> </td> <td>1932 </td> <td>1991–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucker_L._Melancon" title="Tucker L. Melancon">Tucker L. Melancon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a> </td> <td>1946 </td> <td>1994–2009 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2009–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_G._James" title="Robert G. James">Robert G. James</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a> </td> <td>1946 </td> <td>1998–2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2009–2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dee_D._Drell" title="Dee D. Drell">Dee D. Drell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a> </td> <td>1947 </td> <td>2003–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Erny_Foote" title="Elizabeth Erny Foote">Elizabeth Erny Foote</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a> </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>2010–2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vacancies_and_pending_nominations">Vacancies and pending nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vacancies and pending nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Seat </th> <th>Prior judge's duty station </th> <th>Seat last held by </th> <th>Vacancy reason </th> <th>Date of vacancy </th> <th>Nominee </th> <th>Date of nomination </th></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Erny_Foote" title="Elizabeth Erny Foote">Elizabeth Erny Foote</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior status</a> </td> <td>January 21, 2022 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="0 !">–</span> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="0 !">–</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_judges">Former judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Former judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear: both"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th># </th> <th>Judge </th> <th>State </th> <th>Born–died </th> <th>Active service </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior status</a> </th> <th>Appointed by </th> <th>Reason for<br />termination </th></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dick, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Dick_(judge)" title="John Dick (judge)">John Dick</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1788–1824 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1823–1824<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_James_Monroe" title="List of federal judges appointed by James Monroe">Monroe</a>/<a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Robertson, Thomas B."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Robertson" title="Thomas B. Robertson">Thomas B. Robertson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1779–1828 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1824–1828<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Monroe,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_James_Monroe" title="List of federal judges appointed by James Monroe"> Monroe</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Harper, Samuel Hadden"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Hadden_Harper" title="Samuel Hadden Harper">Samuel Hadden Harper</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1783–1837 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1829–1837<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jackson,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Andrew_Jackson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson"> Jackson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lawrence, Philip Kissick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Kissick_Lawrence" title="Philip Kissick Lawrence">Philip Kissick Lawrence</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">c.1793–1841 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1837–1841<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Van Buren,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Martin_Van_Buren" title="List of federal judges appointed by Martin Van Buren"> Van Buren</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McCaleb, Theodore Howard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Howard_McCaleb" title="Theodore Howard McCaleb">Theodore Howard McCaleb</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1810–1864 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1841–1845<sup id="cite_ref-Jointly_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tyler,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_Tyler" title="List of federal judges appointed by John Tyler"> Tyler</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">reassignment to <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court for the District of Louisiana">D. La.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Boyce, Henry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Boyce" title="Henry Boyce">Henry Boyce</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1797–1873 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1849–1861<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Taylor,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Zachary_Taylor" title="List of federal judges appointed by Zachary Taylor"> Taylor</a></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span data-sort-value="Fillmore,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Millard_Fillmore" title="List of federal judges appointed by Millard Fillmore"> Fillmore</a></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">resignation </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Boarman, Alexander"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Boarman" title="Alexander Boarman">Alexander Boarman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1839–1916 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1881–1916 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garfield,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_James_A._Garfield" title="List of federal judges appointed by James A. Garfield"> Garfield</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jack, George W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Jack" title="George W. Jack">George W. Jack</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1875–1924 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1917–1924 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wilson,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Woodrow_Wilson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson"> Wilson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dawkins Sr., Benjamin C."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_C._Dawkins_Sr." title="Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.">Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1881–1966 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1924–1953 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1948–1953 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–1966 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Coolidge,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Calvin_Coolidge" title="List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge"> Coolidge</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Porterie, Gaston Louis Noel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gaston_Louis_Noel_Porterie" title="Gaston Louis Noel Porterie">Gaston Louis Noel Porterie</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1885–1953 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1939–1953 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Roosevelt, F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt">F. Roosevelt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dawkins Jr., Benjamin C."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_C._Dawkins_Jr." title="Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr.">Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1911–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–1973 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–1973 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–1984 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eisenhower,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower"> Eisenhower</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hunter, Edwin F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_F._Hunter" title="Edwin F. Hunter">Edwin F. Hunter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1911–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–1976<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–1976 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1976–2002 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eisenhower,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower"> Eisenhower</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Putnam, Richard Johnson"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Johnson_Putnam" title="Richard Johnson Putnam">Richard Johnson Putnam</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1913–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–1975 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1975–2002 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kennedy,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy"> Kennedy</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Scott, Nauman"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nauman_Scott" title="Nauman Scott">Nauman Scott</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1916–2001 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1976–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–2001 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stagg, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stagg_(judge)" title="Tom Stagg (judge)">Tom Stagg</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1923–2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–1992 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1991 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1992–2015 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Davis, W. Eugene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/W._Eugene_Davis" title="W. Eugene Davis">W. Eugene Davis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1936–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1976–1983 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ford,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Gerald_Ford" title="List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford"> Ford</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th Cir.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Veron, Earl Ernest"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Ernest_Veron" title="Earl Ernest Veron">Earl Ernest Veron</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1922–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1977–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1990 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Shaw, John Malach"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Malach_Shaw" title="John Malach Shaw">John Malach Shaw</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1931–1999 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1979–1996 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991–1996 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1996–1999 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Duhé Jr., John M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_M._Duh%C3%A9_Jr." title="John M. Duhé Jr.">John M. Duhé Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1933–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1988 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th Cir.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Little Jr., F. A."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/F._A._Little_Jr." title="F. A. Little Jr.">F. A. Little Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1936–2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1996–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002–2006 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Haik, Richard T."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Haik" title="Richard T. Haik">Richard T. Haik</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1950–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991–2015 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002–2009 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2015–2016 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.H.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Doherty, Rebecca F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_F._Doherty" title="Rebecca F. Doherty">Rebecca F. Doherty</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1952–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991–2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017–2020 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.H.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Minaldi, Patricia Head"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Head_Minaldi" title="Patricia Head Minaldi">Patricia Head Minaldi</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1958–2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017–2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>33 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Juneau, Michael J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Juneau" title="Michael J. Juneau">Michael J. Juneau</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1962–2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018–2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022–2023 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Trump,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump"> Trump</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reassigned from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court for the District of Louisiana">District of Louisiana</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jointly-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jointly_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jointly appointed to both the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">Eastern</a> and the Western Districts of Louisiana.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Recess_appointment" title="Recess appointment">Recess appointment</a>; formally nominated on December 21, 1849, confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> on August 2, 1850, and received commission the same day.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Judge Boyce was given a recess appointment by President Taylor.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Judge Boyce was <i>nominated</i> by President Taylor but was <i>appointed</i> to the Court by (i.e., received his commission from) President Fillmore.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 10, 1954.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_judges">Chief judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chief judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. </p><p>A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. </p><p>When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a>, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession_of_seats">Succession of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Succession of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#999999;" width="200">Seat 1 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat reassigned from District of Louisiana on March 3, 1823, by 3 Stat. 774 (concurrent with Eastern District) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Dick_(judge)" title="John Dick (judge)">Dick</a></td> <td>1823–1824 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Robertson" title="Thomas B. Robertson">Robertson</a></td> <td>1824–1828 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Hadden_Harper" title="Samuel Hadden Harper">Harper</a></td> <td>1829–1837 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Kissick_Lawrence" title="Philip Kissick Lawrence">Lawrence</a></td> <td>1837–1841 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Howard_McCaleb" title="Theodore Howard McCaleb">McCaleb</a></td> <td>1841–1845 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat reassigned to District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845, by 5 Stat. 722 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#999999;" width="200">Seat 2 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat established on March 3, 1849, by 9 Stat. 401 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Boyce" title="Henry Boyce">Boyce</a></td> <td>1850–1861 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#999999;">Seat abolished on July 27, 1866, by 14 Stat. 300 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 3 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on March 3, 1881, by 21 Stat. 507 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Boarman" title="Alexander Boarman">Boarman</a></td> <td>1881–1916 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Jack" title="George W. Jack">Jack</a></td> <td>1917–1924 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_C._Dawkins_Sr." title="Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.">Dawkins, Sr.</a></td> <td>1924–1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_C._Dawkins_Jr." title="Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr.">Dawkins, Jr.</a></td> <td>1953–1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stagg_(judge)" title="Tom Stagg (judge)">Stagg, Jr.</a></td> <td>1974–1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucker_L._Melancon" title="Tucker L. Melancon">Melancon</a></td> <td>1994–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Erny_Foote" title="Elizabeth Erny Foote">Foote</a></td> <td>2010–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>vacant</b></td> <td>2022–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 4 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on May 31, 1938, by 52 Stat. 584 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaston_Louis_Noel_Porterie" title="Gaston Louis Noel Porterie">Porterie</a></td> <td>1939–1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_F._Hunter" title="Edwin F. Hunter">Hunter, Jr.</a></td> <td>1953–1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Ernest_Veron" title="Earl Ernest Veron">Veron</a></td> <td>1977–1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Travis_Trimble_Jr." title="James Travis Trimble Jr.">Trimble, Jr.</a></td> <td>1991–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Head_Minaldi" title="Patricia Head Minaldi">Minaldi</a></td> <td>2003–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/James_D._Cain_Jr." title="James D. Cain Jr.">Cain, Jr.</a></b></td> <td>2019–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 5 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on May 19, 1961, by 75 Stat. 80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Johnson_Putnam" title="Richard Johnson Putnam">Putnam</a></td> <td>1961–1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/W._Eugene_Davis" title="W. Eugene Davis">Davis</a></td> <td>1976–1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_M._Duh%C3%A9_Jr." title="John M. Duhé Jr.">Duhé, Jr.</a></td> <td>1984–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Haik" title="Richard T. Haik">Haik</a></td> <td>1991–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Juneau" title="Michael J. Juneau">Juneau</a></td> <td>2018–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Edwards_Jr." title="Jerry Edwards Jr.">Edwards, Jr.</a></b></td> <td>2023–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 6 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on June 2, 1970, by 84 Stat. 294 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nauman_Scott" title="Nauman Scott">Scott</a></td> <td>1970–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/F._A._Little_Jr." title="F. A. Little Jr.">Little, Jr.</a></td> <td>1984–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dee_D._Drell" title="Dee D. Drell">Drell</a></td> <td>2003–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_C._Joseph" title="David C. Joseph">Joseph</a></b></td> <td>2020–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 7 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on October 20, 1978, by 92 Stat. 1629 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Malach_Shaw" title="John Malach Shaw">Shaw</a></td> <td>1979–1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_G._James" title="Robert G. James">James</a></td> <td>1998–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Terry_A._Doughty" title="Terry A. Doughty">Doughty</a></b></td> <td>2018–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 8 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on July 10, 1984, by 98 Stat. 333 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Ellsworth_Walter" title="Donald Ellsworth Walter">Walter</a></td> <td>1985–2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/S._Maurice_Hicks_Jr." title="S. Maurice Hicks Jr.">Hicks, Jr.</a></b></td> <td>2003–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 9 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on December 1, 1990, by 104 Stat. 5089 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_F._Doherty" title="Rebecca F. Doherty">Doherty</a></td> <td>1991–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Summerhays" title="Robert R. Summerhays">Summerhays</a></b></td> <td>2018–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._attorneys">U.S. attorneys</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: U.S. attorneys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The complete list of United States attorneys in Louisiana, including those who served during territorial status: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_(Louisiana_politician)" title="James Brown (Louisiana politician)">James Brown</a> (1805–1808)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philip_Grymes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip Grymes (page does not exist)">Philip Grymes</a> (1808–1810)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tully_Robinson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tully Robinson (page does not exist)">Tully Robinson</a> (1810–1811)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randolph_Grymes" title="John Randolph Grymes">John Randolph Grymes</a> (1811–1814)</li> <li>Tully Robinson (2) (1814)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dick_(judge)" title="John Dick (judge)">John Dick</a> (1814–1821)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Smith_(attorney)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John W. Smith (attorney) (page does not exist)">John W. Smith</a> (1821–1823)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Brownson_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Brownson (Louisiana politician) (page does not exist)">John Brownson</a> (1823–1830)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_F._Linton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin F. Linton (page does not exist)">Benjamin F. Linton</a> (1830–1841)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henderson_Taylor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henderson Taylor (page does not exist)">Henderson Taylor</a> (1841–1842)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caleb_L._Swayze&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Caleb L. Swayze (page does not exist)">Caleb L. Swayze</a> (1842–1849)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Boyce" title="Henry Boyce">Henry Boyce</a> (1849–1850)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lawrence_P._Crain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lawrence P. Crain (page does not exist)">Lawrence P. Crain</a> (1850–1853)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_H._Kilpatrick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph H. Kilpatrick (page does not exist)">Joseph H. Kilpatrick</a> (1853–1854)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Alexander_(attorney)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Alexander (attorney) (page does not exist)">Peter Alexander</a> (1854–1856)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claiborne_C._Briscoe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Claiborne C. Briscoe (page does not exist)">Claiborne C. Briscoe</a> (1856)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Walton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Floyd Walton (page does not exist)">Floyd Walton</a> (1856–1860)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_D._Marks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leon D. Marks (page does not exist)">Leon D. Marks</a> (1860)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_R._Beckwith_(attorney)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James R. Beckwith (attorney) (page does not exist)">James R. Beckwith</a> (1870)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._B._Talliaferro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. B. Talliaferro (page does not exist)">H. B. Talliaferro</a> (1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_C._Elstner" title="Milton C. Elstner">Milton C. Elstner</a> (1881–1885)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montfort_S._Jones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Montfort S. Jones (page does not exist)">Montfort S. Jones</a> (1885–1889)</li> <li>Milton C. Elstner (2) (1889–1893)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_W._Seals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles W. Seals (page does not exist)">Charles W. Seals</a> (1893–1898)</li> <li>Milton C. Elstner (3) (1898–1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_H._Randolph" title="Edward H. Randolph">Edward H. Randolph</a> (1910–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Jack" title="George W. Jack">George W. Jack</a> (1913–1917)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_A._Hunter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert A. Hunter (page does not exist)">Robert A. Hunter</a> (1917)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Moore_(attorney)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Moore (attorney) (page does not exist)">Joseph Moore</a> (1917–1921)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yandell_Boatner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yandell Boatner (page does not exist)">Yandell Boatner</a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hugh_C._Fisher&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hugh C. Fisher (page does not exist)">Hugh C. Fisher</a> (1921–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_H._Mecom" title="Philip H. Mecom">Philip H. Mecom</a> (1922–1935)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_F._Roberts_(attorney)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin F. Roberts (attorney) (page does not exist)">Benjamin F. Roberts</a> (1935–1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fields_(politician)" title="Harvey Fields (politician)">Harvey Fields</a> (1937–1941)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malcolm_Lafargue&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malcolm Lafargue (page does not exist)">Malcolm Lafargue</a> (1941–1950)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_J._Fleniken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph J. Fleniken (page does not exist)">Joseph J. Fleniken</a> (1950)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harvey_Locke_Carey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harvey Locke Carey (page does not exist)">Harvey Locke Carey</a> (1950)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fleniken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William J. 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Louisiana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Terry_A._Doughty" title="Terry A. Doughty">Doughty</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Maurice_Hicks_Jr." title="S. Maurice Hicks Jr.">Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Summerhays" title="Robert R. Summerhays">Summerhays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_D._Cain_Jr." title="James D. Cain Jr.">Cain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Joseph" title="David C. Joseph">Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Edwards_Jr." title="Jerry Edwards Jr.">Edwards</a></li> <li><i>1 seat vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N. 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Jordan III">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_W._Reeves" title="Carlton W. Reeves">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristi_Haskins_Johnson" title="Kristi Haskins Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_B._McNeel" title="Taylor B. McNeel">McNeel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">E. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/J._Rodney_Gilstrap" title="J. Rodney Gilstrap">Gilstrap</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcia_A._Crone" title="Marcia A. Crone">Crone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Mazzant" title="Amos Mazzant">Mazzant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Schroeder_III" title="Robert W. Schroeder III">Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Kernodle" title="Jeremy Kernodle">Kernodle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Campbell_Barker" title="J. Campbell Barker">Barker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Truncale" title="Michael J. Truncale">Truncale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_D._Jordan" title="Sean D. Jordan">Jordan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">N. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/David_C._Godbey" title="David C. Godbey">Godbey</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_A._Lindsay" title="Sam A. Lindsay">Lindsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Kinkeade" title="James E. Kinkeade">Kinkeade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_J._Boyle" title="Jane J. Boyle">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reed_O%27Connor" title="Reed O'Connor">O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Gren_Scholer" title="Karen Gren Scholer">Scholer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_J._Kacsmaryk" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew J. Kacsmaryk">Kacsmaryk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_T._Pittman" title="Mark T. Pittman">Pittman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brantley_Starr" title="Brantley Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Wesley_Hendrix" title="James Wesley Hendrix">Hendrix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ada_Brown_(judge)" title="Ada Brown (judge)">A. Brown</a></li> <li><i>1 seat vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">S. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Randy_Crane" title="Randy Crane">Crane</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Hinojosa" title="Ricardo Hinojosa">Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_H._Rosenthal" title="Lee H. Rosenthal">Rosenthal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_P._Ellison" title="Keith P. Ellison">Ellison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Hanen" title="Andrew Hanen">Hanen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Salda%C3%B1a" title="Diana Saldaña">Saldaña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelva_Gonzales_Ramos" title="Nelva Gonzales Ramos">Ramos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Marmolejo" class="mw-redirect" title="Marina Marmolejo">Marmolejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_H._Bennett" title="Alfred H. Bennett">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_C._Hanks_Jr." title="George C. Hanks Jr.">Hanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Olvera" title="Rolando Olvera">Olvera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Rodriguez_Jr." title="Fernando Rodriguez Jr.">Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_S._Morales" title="David S. Morales">Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Brown_(judge)" title="Jeff Brown (judge)">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Eskridge_III" title="Charles R. Eskridge III">Eskridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_B._Tipton" title="Drew B. Tipton">Tipton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Kazen" title="John A. Kazen">Kazen</a></li> <li><i>2 seats vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">W. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Alia_Moses" title="Alia Moses">Moses</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Frederick_Biery_Jr." title="Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.">Biery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Luis_Garcia" title="Orlando Luis Garcia">Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Cardone" title="Kathleen Cardone">Cardone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Rodriguez" title="Xavier Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Pitman" title="Robert L. Pitman">Pitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Counts" title="David Counts">Counts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Albright" title="Alan Albright">Albright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_K._Pulliam" title="Jason K. Pulliam">Pulliam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Schydlower" title="Leon Schydlower">Schydlower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernesto_Gonzalez_(judge)" title="Ernesto Gonzalez (judge)">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><i>2 seats vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Senior_district_judges_of_the_Fifth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_5th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Template:United States 5th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:United_States_5th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Template talk:United States 5th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:United_States_5th_Circuit_senior_district_judges" title="Special:EditPage/Template:United States 5th Circuit senior district judges"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Senior_district_judges_of_the_Fifth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Senior district judges of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">E. Louisiana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_S._Vance" title="Sarah S. Vance">Vance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldon_E._Fallon" title="Eldon E. Fallon">Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ann_Vial_Lemmon" title="Mary Ann Vial Lemmon">Lemmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_L._R._Lemelle" title="Ivan L. R. Lemelle">Lemelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Barbier" title="Carl Barbier">Barbier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Africk" title="Lance Africk">Africk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">M. Louisiana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>None</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">W. Louisiana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Ellsworth_Walter" title="Donald Ellsworth Walter">Walter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Travis_Trimble_Jr." title="James Travis Trimble Jr.">Trimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_L._Melancon" title="Tucker L. Melancon">Melancon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_G._James" title="Robert G. James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dee_D._Drell" title="Dee D. Drell">Drell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Erny_Foote" title="Elizabeth Erny Foote">Foote</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N. Mississippi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glen_H._Davidson" title="Glen H. Davidson">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_P._Mills" title="Michael P. Mills">Mills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">S. Mississippi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stewart_Lee" title="Tom Stewart Lee">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Bramlette" title="David C. Bramlette">Bramlette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Guirola_Jr." title="Louis Guirola Jr.">Guirola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Starrett" title="Keith Starrett">Starrett</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">E. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Schell" title="Richard A. Schell">Schell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Clark_(judge)" title="Ron Clark (judge)">Clark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">N. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Joe_Fish" title="A. Joe Fish">Fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Maloney" title="Robert B. Maloney">Maloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_A._Fitzwater" title="Sidney A. Fitzwater">Fitzwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ray_Cummings" title="Samuel Ray Cummings">Cummings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_R._Means" title="Terry R. Means">Means</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_M._Lynn" title="Barbara M. Lynn">Lynn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">S. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Wilson_Head_Jr." title="Hayden Wilson Head Jr.">Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Hughes" title="Lynn Hughes">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hittner" title="David Hittner">Hittner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Hoyt" title="Kenneth M. Hoyt">Hoyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sim_Lake" title="Sim Lake">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melinda_Harmon" title="Melinda Harmon">Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_David_Rainey" title="John David Rainey">Rainey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewing_Werlein_Jr." title="Ewing Werlein Jr.">Werlein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janis_Graham_Jack" title="Janis Graham Jack">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilda_G._Tagle" title="Hilda G. Tagle">Tagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micaela_Alvarez" title="Micaela Alvarez">Alvarez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gray_H._Miller" title="Gray H. Miller">Miller</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">W. Texas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Robertson_Nowlin" title="James Robertson Nowlin">Nowlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Sparks" title="Sam Sparks">Sparks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Briones" title="David Briones">Briones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Junell" title="Robert A. Junell">Junell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Montalvo" title="Frank Montalvo">Montalvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Guaderrama" title="David C. 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Circuit">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">DC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">District courts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alabama (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Alaska" title="United States District Court for the District of Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Arizona" title="United States District Court for the District of Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li>Arkansas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas">W</a>)</li> <li>California (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Delaware" title="United States District Court for the District of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li>Florida (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">S</a>)</li> <li>Georgia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii" title="United States District Court for the District of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Idaho" title="United States District Court for the District of Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois">S</a>)</li> <li>Indiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">S</a>)</li> <li>Iowa (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Kansas" title="United States District Court for the District of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li>Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky">W</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">M</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">S</a>)</li> <li>Missouri (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nebraska" title="United States District Court for the District of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nevada" title="United States District Court for the District of Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Hampshire" title="United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Mexico" title="United States District Court for the District of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li>New York (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of New York">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Western District of New York">W</a>)</li> <li>North Carolina (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_North_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li>Ohio (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">S</a>)</li> <li>Oklahoma (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Oregon" title="United States District Court for the District of Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li>Pennsylvania (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico" title="United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Rhode_Island" title="United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li>Tennessee (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">W</a>)</li> <li>Texas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Utah" title="United States District Court for the District of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Vermont" title="United States District Court for the District of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li>Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">W</a>)</li> <li>Washington (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">W</a>)</li> <li>West Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia">S</a>)</li> <li>Wisconsin (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Wisconsin" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Wisconsin" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Wyoming" title="United States District Court for the District of Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specialty courts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">Court of International Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Judicial_Panel_on_Multidistrict_Litigation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation"> Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Alien_Terrorist_Removal_Court" title="United 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