History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

63 judges have served since Mar 3, 1823. Now: Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John RWilliam Jerrol Crain RBrandon Scott Long DDarrel James Papillion DGreg Gerard Guidry RWendy Baldwin Vitter RBarry Weldon Ashe RSusie Morgan DJane Margaret Triche Milazzo DNannette Jolivette Brown DJay C. Zainey R.

Judges
63
35 D · 23 R · 3 N( · 1 JR · 1 W
Longest tenure
38 years
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
Current
6 months
Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John, since Apr 13, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-louisianaEvery holder, newest first
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Dick · 1823-03-03 – 1824-04-23 · None (reassignment)Thomas Bolling Robertson · 1824-05-26 – 1828-10-05 · Jeffersonian RepublicanSamuel Henderson Harper · 1829-03-07 – 1837-07-19 · DemocratPhilip Kissick Lawrence · 1837-09-12 – 1841-03-19 · DemocratTheodore Howard McCaleb · 1841-09-03 – 1845-02-13 · WhigTheodore Howard McCaleb · 1849-03-03 – 1861-01-28 · None (reassignment)Edward Henry Durell · 1864-02-17 – 1866-07-27 · RepublicanEdward Coke Billings · 1881-03-03 – 1893-12-01 · None (reassignment)Charles Parlange · 1894-01-15 – 1907-02-04 · DemocratEugene Davis Saunders · 1907-02-20 – 1909-02-08 · RepublicanCharlton Reid Beattie · 1925-01-21 – 1925-08-23 · RepublicanLouis Henry Burns · 1925-12-21 – 1928-06-09 · RepublicanWayne G. Borah · 1928-12-17 – 1949-10-24 · RepublicanJames Skelly Wright · 1950-03-09 – 1962-04-16 · DemocratFrederick Jacob Reagan Heebe · 1966-03-26 – 1992-08-26 · DemocratHelen Ginger Berrigan · 1994-03-10 – 2016-08-23 · DemocratBarry Weldon Ashe · 2018-08-30 – present · RepublicanRufus Edward Foster · 1909-02-02 – 1925-01-19 · RepublicanAdrian Joseph Caillouet · 1940-04-23 – 1946-12-19 · DemocratHerbert William Christenberry · 1947-12-20 – 1975-10-05 · DemocratCharles Schwartz, Jr. · 1976-05-07 – 1991-02-28 · RepublicanEdith Brown Clement · 1991-11-25 – 2001-11-27 · RepublicanKurt Damian Engelhardt · 2001-12-13 – 2018-05-15 · RepublicanWendy Baldwin Vitter · 2019-05-29 – present · RepublicanElmer Gordon West · 1961-09-15 – 1972-04-16 · DemocratMorey Leonard Sear · 1976-05-07 – 2000-10-31 · RepublicanJay C. Zainey · 2002-02-14 – present · RepublicanRobert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr. · 1961-09-22 – 1966-08-31 · DemocratAlvin Benjamin Rubin · 1966-11-03 – 1977-10-08 · DemocratRobert Frederick Collins · 1978-05-19 – 1993-08-06 · DemocratStanwood R. Duval, Jr. · 1994-09-29 – 2008-12-15 · DemocratNannette Jolivette Brown · 2011-10-04 – present · DemocratFrank Burton Ellis · 1962-04-12 – 1965-11-16 · DemocratLansing Leroy Mitchell · 1966-11-03 – 1981-11-03 · DemocratA. J. McNamara · 1982-06-21 – 2001-06-09 · RepublicanLance M. Africk · 2002-04-17 – 2024-10-01 · RepublicanWilliam Jerrol Crain · 2025-12-19 – present · RepublicanEdward James Boyle, Sr. · 1966-11-03 – 1981-12-01 · DemocratHenry Alvan Mentz, Jr. · 1982-06-25 – 1992-07-01 · RepublicanSarah S. Vance · 1994-09-29 – 2024-01-16 · DemocratAnna Elizabeth Wagner St. John · 2026-04-13 – present · RepublicanFred James Cassibry · 1966-11-03 – 1984-03-15 · DemocratMarcel Livaudais, Jr. · 1984-09-18 – 1996-12-31 · RepublicanIvan L. R. Lemelle · 1998-04-07 – 2015-06-29 · DemocratGreg Gerard Guidry · 2019-06-21 – present · RepublicanJames August Comiskey · 1967-03-04 – 1975-06-15 · DemocratAdrian Guy Duplantier · 1978-05-31 – 1994-03-06 · DemocratOkla Jones, II · 1994-10-11 – 1996-01-08 · DemocratMary Ann Vial Lemmon · 1996-07-25 – 2011-01-01 · DemocratJane Margaret Triche Milazzo · 2011-10-12 – present · DemocratRoger Blake West · 1971-06-22 – 1978-01-24 · RepublicanPatrick Eugene Carr · 1979-09-26 – 1991-10-01 · DemocratG. Thomas Porteous, Jr. · 1994-10-11 – 2010-12-08 · DemocratSusie Morgan · 2012-03-30 – present · DemocratJack Murphy Gordon · 1971-06-22 – 1982-03-04 · RepublicanMartin Leach-Cross Feldman · 1983-10-05 – 2022-01-26 · RepublicanDarrel James Papillion · 2023-06-01 – present · DemocratGeorge Arceneaux, Jr. · 1979-09-26 – 1993-04-06 · DemocratEldon E. Fallon · 1995-05-10 – 2024-01-01 · DemocratVeronica DiCarlo Wicker · 1979-09-26 – 1994-12-10 · DemocratCarl J. Barbier · 1998-10-01 – 2023-01-01 · DemocratBrandon Scott Long · 2023-12-19 – present · DemocratPeter Hill Beer · 1979-11-27 – 1994-04-12 · Democrat
Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John R
Apr 13, 2026 – present · 6 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–45
William Jerrol Crain R
Dec 19, 2025 – present · 10 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–46
Brandon Scott Long D
Dec 19, 2023 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 64–22
Darrel James Papillion D
Jun 1, 2023 – present · 3.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 59–31
Greg Gerard Guidry R
Jun 21, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–46
Wendy Baldwin Vitter R
May 29, 2019 – present · 7.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–45
Barry Weldon Ashe R
Aug 30, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Susie Morgan D
Mar 30, 2012 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–1
Jane Margaret Triche Milazzo D
Oct 12, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Nannette Jolivette Brown D
Oct 4, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Lance M. Africk R
Apr 17, 2002 – Oct 1, 2024 · 22 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 1, 2024 · confirmed 97–0
Jay C. Zainey R
Feb 14, 2002 – present · 25 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 92–0
Kurt Damian Engelhardt R
Dec 13, 2001 – May 15, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Carl J. Barbier D
Oct 1, 1998 – Jan 1, 2023 · 24 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2023
Ivan L. R. Lemelle D
Apr 7, 1998 – Jun 29, 2015 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 29, 2015
Mary Ann Vial Lemmon D
Jul 25, 1996 – Jan 1, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2011
Eldon E. Fallon D
May 10, 1995 – Jan 1, 2024 · 29 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2024
Okla Jones, II D
Oct 11, 1994 – Jan 8, 1996 · 15 months · appointed by William J. Clinton
G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. D
Oct 11, 1994 – Dec 8, 2010 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. D
Sep 29, 1994 – Dec 15, 2008 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 15, 2008
Sarah S. Vance D
Sep 29, 1994 – Jan 16, 2024 · 29 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 16, 2024
Helen Ginger Berrigan D
Mar 10, 1994 – Aug 23, 2016 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 23, 2016
Edith Brown Clement R
Nov 25, 1991 – Nov 27, 2001 · 10 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Marcel Livaudais, Jr. R
Sep 18, 1984 – Dec 31, 1996 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 1996
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman R
Oct 5, 1983 – Jan 26, 2022 · 38 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Henry Alvan Mentz, Jr. R
Jun 25, 1982 – Jul 1, 1992 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 1, 1992
A. J. McNamara R
Jun 21, 1982 – Jun 9, 2001 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 9, 2001
Peter Hill Beer D
Nov 27, 1979 – Apr 12, 1994 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 12, 1994
Patrick Eugene Carr D
Sep 26, 1979 – Oct 1, 1991 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 1, 1991
George Arceneaux, Jr. D
Sep 26, 1979 – Apr 6, 1993 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Veronica DiCarlo Wicker D
Sep 26, 1979 – Dec 10, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Adrian Guy Duplantier D
May 31, 1978 – Mar 6, 1994 · 16 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 6, 1994
Robert Frederick Collins D
May 19, 1978 – Aug 6, 1993 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Charles Schwartz, Jr. R
May 7, 1976 – Feb 28, 1991 · 15 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Feb 28, 1991
Morey Leonard Sear R
May 7, 1976 – Oct 31, 2000 · 24 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Oct 31, 2000
Roger Blake West R
Jun 22, 1971 – Jan 24, 1978 · 6.6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Jack Murphy Gordon R
Jun 22, 1971 – Mar 4, 1982 · 11 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
James August Comiskey D
Mar 4, 1967 – Jun 15, 1975 · 8.3 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Alvin Benjamin Rubin D
Nov 3, 1966 – Oct 8, 1977 · 11 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Lansing Leroy Mitchell D
Nov 3, 1966 – Nov 3, 1981 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 3, 1981
Edward James Boyle, Sr. D
Nov 3, 1966 – Dec 1, 1981 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 1, 1981
Fred James Cassibry D
Nov 3, 1966 – Mar 15, 1984 · 17 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Mar 15, 1984
Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe D
Mar 26, 1966 – Aug 26, 1992 · 26 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Aug 26, 1992
Frank Burton Ellis D
Apr 12, 1962 – Nov 16, 1965 · 3.6 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Nov 16, 1965
Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr. D
Sep 22, 1961 – Aug 31, 1966 · 4.9 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Elmer Gordon West D
Sep 15, 1961 – Apr 16, 1972 · 11 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
James Skelly Wright D
Mar 9, 1950 – Apr 16, 1962 · 12 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Herbert William Christenberry D
Dec 20, 1947 – Oct 5, 1975 · 28 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Adrian Joseph Caillouet D
Apr 23, 1940 – Dec 19, 1946 · 6.7 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wayne G. Borah R
Dec 17, 1928 – Oct 24, 1949 · 21 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Louis Henry Burns R
Dec 21, 1925 – Jun 9, 1928 · 2.5 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Charlton Reid Beattie R
Jan 21, 1925 – Aug 23, 1925 · 7 months · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Rufus Edward Foster R
Feb 2, 1909 – Jan 19, 1925 · 16 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene Davis Saunders R
Feb 20, 1907 – Feb 8, 1909 · 2 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Parlange D
Jan 15, 1894 – Feb 4, 1907 · 13 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Edward Coke Billings N(
Mar 3, 1881 – Dec 1, 1893 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Edward Henry Durell R
Feb 17, 1864 – Jul 27, 1866 · 2.4 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Howard McCaleb N(
Mar 3, 1849 – Jan 28, 1861 · 12 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Theodore Howard McCaleb W
Sep 3, 1841 – Feb 13, 1845 · 3.4 years · appointed by John Tyler
Philip Kissick Lawrence D
Sep 12, 1837 – Mar 19, 1841 · 3.5 years · appointed by Martin Van Buren
Samuel Henderson Harper D
Mar 7, 1829 – Jul 19, 1837 · 8.4 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Thomas Bolling Robertson JR
May 26, 1824 – Oct 5, 1828 · 4.4 years · appointed by James Monroe
John Dick N(
Mar 3, 1823 – Apr 23, 1824 · 14 months · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.