Ivan L. R. Lemelle
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Senior status. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 12, 1997
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 3, 1998
- Commissioned
- Apr 7, 1998
- Senior status
- Jun 29, 2015
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1984-1998
Education
- B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana, 1971
- J.D., Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, 1974
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert Collins, Orleans Parish [Louisiana] Criminal District Court, 1972-1974
- Assistant district attorney, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1974-1977
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1977-1981
- Assistant city attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1977-1978
- Assistant attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1980-1984
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
A work of the U.S. government, not under copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).