District court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
| Judge | Title | Appointed by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alvin Doughty | Judge | Donald J. Trump | Active |
| S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. | Judge | George W. Bush | Active |
| Robert Rees Summerhays | Judge | Donald J. Trump | Active |
| James David Cain, Jr. | Judge | Donald J. Trump | Active |
| David Cleveland Joseph | Judge | Donald J. Trump | Active |
| Jerry Edwards, Jr. | Judge | Joseph R. Biden | Active |
| Alexander Coker Van Hook | Judge | Donald J. Trump | Active |
| Donald Ellsworth Walter | Judge | Ronald Reagan | Senior status |
| James Travis Trimble, Jr. | Judge | George H.W. Bush | Senior status |
| Tucker L. Melancon | Judge | William J. Clinton | Senior status |
| Robert Gillespie James | Judge | William J. Clinton | Senior status |
| Dee D. Drell | Judge | George W. Bush | Senior status |
| Elizabeth Erny Foote | Judge | Barack Obama | Senior status |
The court’s website: https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov
From the Federal Judicial Center’s directory as of Nov. 4, 2026. This is a plain list: the full page could not be shown.