Louis Guirola Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 23, 2003
- Senate vote
- 92 to 0
- Confirmed
- Mar 12, 2004
- Commissioned
- Mar 22, 2004
- Senior status
- Mar 23, 2018
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 1993-1996
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1996-2004
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2019-2026
- Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2021-2026
Education
- B.A., William Carey College, 1973
- J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1979
Career
- Private practice, Mississippi, 1979-1980, 1986-1990
- Assistant district attorney, Nineteenth Judicial District, Mississippi, 1980-1984
- County board attorney, Jackson County, Mississippi, 1984-1986
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas, 1990-1993
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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