United States District Court For The Eastern District of Louisiana - Current Judges

Current Judges

The court has twelve authorized judgeships. The Hon. Sarah Vance has been Chief Judge since 2008. In addition to the active district judges, the court currently has six senior district judges and six magistrate judges. Jim Letten, the United States Attorney for the district, represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation before the court.

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
43 Chief Judge Sarah Vance New Orleans 1950 1994–present 2008–present — Clinton
38 District Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman New Orleans 1934 1983–present — — Reagan
41 District Judge Helen Ginger Berrigan New Orleans 1948 1994–present 2001–2008 — Clinton
46 District Judge Eldon Fallon New Orleans 1939 1995–present — — Clinton
48 District Judge Ivan Lemelle New Orleans 1950 1998–present — — Clinton
49 District Judge Carl Barbier New Orleans 1944 1998–present — — Clinton
50 District Judge Kurt Engelhardt New Orleans 1960 2001–present — — G.W. Bush
51 District Judge Jay Zainey New Orleans 1951 2002–present — — G.W. Bush
52 District Judge Lance Africk New Orleans 1951 2002–present — — G.W. Bush
53 District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown New Orleans 1963 2011–present — — Obama
54 District Judge Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo New Orleans 1957 2011–present — — Obama
55 District Judge Susie Morgan New Orleans 1953 2012–present — — Obama
20 Senior District Judge Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe (inactive) 1922 1966–1992 1972–1992 1992–present L. Johnson
28 Senior District Judge Charles Schwartz, Jr. (inactive) 1922 1976–1991 (none) 1991–present Ford
35 Senior District Judge Peter Hill Beer New Orleans 1928 1979–1994 (none) 1994–present Carter
36 Senior District Judge A.J. McNamara New Orleans 1936 1982–2001 1999–2001 2001–present Reagan
42 Senior District Judge Stanwood Duval New Orleans 1942 1994–2008 (none) 2008–present Clinton
47 Senior District Judge Mary Ann Lemmon New Orleans 1941 1996–2011 (none) 2011–present Clinton

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