2026 – Present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
2019 – 2026: President & General Counsel, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
2015 – 2026: Attorney, Of Counsel, St. John LLC
2024: Visiting Fellow, Independent Women’s Forum
2015 – 2019: Attorney, Center for Class Action Fairness (part of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute)
2007 – 2014: Associate, Covington & Burling
2006 – 2007: Law Clerk, Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education: Columbia Law School (J.D.) 2006; Columbia Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (M.A.) 2006; Louisiana State University (B.A.) 2001.
Best meets the ten principles of a constitutional judge.
Rating: GreyNeutral. Record is not as fully developed. Cannot be rated as “green” or “red.”
Rating: RedFails to meet the ten principles of a constitutional judge.
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