Full Name
Hon. Carl E. Stewart
Job Title
U.S. Circuit Judge
Court or Organization
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Speaker Bio
Stewart, Carl E.
Born 1950 in Shreveport, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 27, 1994, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. Served as chief judge, 2012-2019.
Education:
Dillard University, B.A., 1971
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1974
Professional Career:
U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 1975-1977
Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1977-1978, 1983-1985
Staff attorney, Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 1978-1979
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 1979-1983
Judge, Louisiana District Court, First Judicial District, 1985-1991
Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit, 1991-1994
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2012-2019
Born 1950 in Shreveport, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 27, 1994, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. Served as chief judge, 2012-2019.
Education:
Dillard University, B.A., 1971
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1974
Professional Career:
U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 1975-1977
Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1977-1978, 1983-1985
Staff attorney, Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 1978-1979
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 1979-1983
Judge, Louisiana District Court, First Judicial District, 1985-1991
Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit, 1991-1994
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2012-2019
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