United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
61 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Wendy B. Vitter
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Sarah S. VanceSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Nannette Jolivette Brown
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Susie Morgan
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Brandon Scott Long
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
William Jerrol Crain
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Jane Triche Milazzo
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Janis van Meerveld
Magistrate judge
Ivan L. R. LemelleSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Charles ParlangeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Donna Phillips Currault
Magistrate judge
Mary Ann Vial LemmonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Lance M. AfrickSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Greg Gerard Guidry
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Elmer Gordon WestDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Frank Burton EllisDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Lansing Leroy MitchellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Roger Blake WestDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
James August ComiskeyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Edward James Boyle Sr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Jack Murphy GordonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Carl J. BarbierSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Barry W. Ashe
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Robert Frederick CollinsResigned 1993
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Fred James CassibryDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Martin Leach-Cross FeldmanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Charles Schwartz Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Morey Leonard SearDeceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Peter Hill BeerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
G. Thomas Porteous Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Theodore Howard McCalebDeceased
District judge, appointed by John Tyler (Whig)
Adrian Guy DuplantierDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Adrian Joseph CaillouetDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Edith Brown ClementElevated to Fifth Cir. 2001
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
George Arceneaux Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Herbert William ChristenberryDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
James Skelly WrightDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Louis Henry BurnsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Okla Jones IIDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Veronica DiCarlo WickerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Edward Coke BillingsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Eva J. Dossier
Magistrate judge
Karen Wells Roby
Magistrate judge
Marcel Livaudais Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Patrick Eugene CarrDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Frederick Jacob Reagan HeebeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Helen Ginger BerriganDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Henry Alvan Mentz Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Stanwood R. Duval Jr.Retired 2017
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
A. J. McNamaraDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Eldon E. FallonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Darrel James Papillion
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
James Skelly WrightDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Charlton Reid BeattieDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Jay C. Zainey
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Michael B. North
Magistrate judge
Eugene Davis SaundersDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Edward Henry DurellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr.Left this court 2020
Magistrate judge
Daniel E. Knowles, IIILeft this court 2019
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- General Order 21-2: Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- RICO Standing Order ↗
- ECF Administrative Procedures Amended ↗
- Removal of Cases from State Court ↗
Filing
Submit two paper copies of an authorized highly sensitive document to the clerk’s office.
“two physical paper copies of the HSD, the certificate of service, if”
Filing
To seek highly sensitive treatment for a document that is not presumptively covered, submit a paper motion and proposed order.
“treat a document as an HSD and a proposed order in paper form”
Filing
In a civil RICO case, file a RICO case statement within 20 days after entry of the standing order.
“The plaintiff(s) shall file within twenty (20) days of the entry of this order a RICO case”
Filing
Attorneys admitted to the court must register as electronic filing users when applying for admission.
“Users of the court's Electronic Filing System concurrent with their application for”
Filing
After removal from state court, the defendant must file the listed state court materials within 10 days.
“defendant is directed to file”