Edith Clement
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Edith Clement (b. 1948) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early Life and Education
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Clement graduated from the University of Alabama with her Bachelor's Degree in 1969 and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law in 1972.[1]
Legal Career
In 1973, Clement served as law clerk to Federal District Judge Herbert Christenberry in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Clement was in private practice from 1975 to 1991 in the State of Louisiana.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
Eastern District of Louisiana
Clement was appointed Judge to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on October 1, 1991, to a seat vacated by Charles Schwartz, Jr. Clement was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 1991 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on November 25, 1991.[2]
Clement briefly served as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2001 before leaving the Eastern District of Louisiana on November 27, 2001 due to her appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Clement was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by John Duhe, Jr.. Clement was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 13, 2001 and received commission on November 26, 2001.[3]
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Edith Jones • Benavides • Clement • Davis • Dennis • Elrod • Emilio Garza • Haynes • Jolly • Owen • Prado • Smith • Southwick • Stewart • Wiener • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Barksdale • DeMoss • Duhe • Garwood • Higginbotham • King • Reavley |
| Former judges |
Ainsworth • Anderson • Batts • Bell • Borah • Brown • Bryan • Cameron • Carswell • Clayton • Charles Clark • Thomas Clark • Coleman • Dyer • Fay • Foster • Reynaldo Garza • Gee • Gewin • Godbold • Goldberg • Hatchett • Henderson • Hill • Robert Hill • Holmes • Hutcheson • Ingraham • Frank Johnson • Samuel Johnson • Jones • King • Kravitch • Lee • McCormick • McCord • Morgan • Pardee • Parker • Pickering • Politz • Rives • Roney • Rubin • Russell • Shelby • Sibley • Simpson • Strum • Tate • Thornberry • Tjoflat • Tuttle • Vance • Walker • Waller • Williams • Wisdom |
