Elizabeth Erny Foote
| Elizabeth Erny Foote | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Station: | Shreveport, LA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 06/15/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Tucker Melancon |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1953 |
| Home State: | Lafayette, LA |
| Bachelors: | Louisiana State U., 1974 |
| Law School: | Louisiana State U. Law, 1978 |
| Grad. School: | Duke U., M.A., 1975 |
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Elizabeth Erny Foote is a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Early life and education
Foote earned her B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1974 and her M.A. from Duke University in 1975.[1] She graduated with her J.D. from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1978. [2]
Professional career
Foote has been in private practice with The Smith Foote Law Firm, LLP in Alexandria, Louisiana since 1979. [2]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
On February 4, 2010 President Barack Obama nominated Foote to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. [2] She is nominated to fill the seat vacated by Tucker Melancon. [3]
Foote was recommended to the President for nomination by Senator Mary Landrieu on July 31, 2009. [4]
She received a rating from a substantial majority of the American Bar Association of "Qualified", and the minority rated her "Well Qualified". [5]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Foote had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 24, 2010.
Senate confirmation
On June 15, 2010, Foote was confirmed by the Senate. Once President Obama signs her commission, she will join the court.[6]
Notable cases
Awards and associations
- Past president of the Louisiana State Bar Association
- Past president of the Louisiana Civil Justice Center
- Co-chair of the Bar's Disaster Relief Committee, 2005 [2]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Judge Elizabeth Foote's Biography] from Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Court Bench", February 4, 2010
- ↑ Independent Weekly "President nominates Lafayette native for federal judgeship", February 4, 2010
- ↑ Shreveport Times "How the federal appointment process works", February 26, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Inside Louisiana News, "Senate Confirms Louisiana Judicial Nominees Jackson, Foote", June 16, 2010
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Tucker Melancon |
Western District of Louisiana 2010–Current Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dee Drell • Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • Maurice Hicks • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Tom Stagg • Donald Walter • James Trimble • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Kirk • C. Michael Hill • Kathleen Kay • Karen Hayes • Mark Hornsby • Patrick Hanna • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • Earl Veron • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • | ||
