Fredericka Homberg Wicker
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| Fredericka Homberg Wicker | |
| Judge, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office February 3, 2006 | |
| Term ends December 31, 2020 | |
| Judge, 24th Judicial District Court | |
| In office 1996 - 2006 | |
| Political party Republican | |
Fredericka "Ricky" Homberg Wicker currently serves on the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. She was sworn in on February 3, 2006 and her current term expires on December 31, 2020.[1][2]
2010 election
Wicker was re-elected after running unopposed.
- Main article: Louisiana judicial elections, 2010 [3]
Biography
Judge Wicker graduated from Tulane Law School in 1977. While there, she represented Tulane on the International Moot Court Team. She also served as a Senior Fellow. Wicker was a member of the adjunct faculty at Tulane. She has been a lecturer at the Louisiana Judicial and National Judicial Colleges, and she is currently a Masters candidate at the National Judicial College. She is a past-president of the Louisiana District Judges Association.[1]
Career
Upon graduation Judge Wicker became an assistant district attorney in Orleans Parish. In 1979 Wicker moved to the United States Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted white collar crime and political corruption cases, ending her career there as Chief of Narcotics.
In 1984 Wicker went in to private practice as an associate at Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis. She became a partner at Lewis & Kullman. Wicker, in October of 1993, became District Attorney for Jefferson Parish. She was elected to the Twenty Fourth Judicial District Court in September, 1996, and served there until winning her seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.[1]
