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Ashe, Barry Weldon
Born 1956 in New Orleans, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by Ivan L. R. Lemelle. Confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018, and received commission on August 30, 2018.
Education:
Tulane University, B.A., 1978
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1984
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by Ivan L. R. Lemelle. Confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018, and received commission on August 30, 2018.
Education:
Tulane University, B.A., 1978
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1984
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1978-1981
Law clerk, Hon. Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1984-1985
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1985-2018
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, October 2, 2017; no Senate vote