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 | ||
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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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