Born 1963 in Lafayette, LA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Barack Obama on March 2, 2011, to a seat vacated by Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 2011, and received commission on October 4, 2011. Served as chief judge, 2018-present.

Education:
University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), B.A., 1985
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1988
Tulane University Law School, LL.M., 1998

Professional Career:

Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988-1992, 1994, 2000-2010
Teaching fellow, Tulane University Law School, 1992-1994
Director, New Orleans [Louisiana] Department of Sanitation, 1994-1996
Private practice, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1996-1998
Assistant professor, Southern University Law Center, 1998-2000
Visiting assistant clinical professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2007-2009
City attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010-2011