Wendy Baldwin Vitter
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- May 16, 2019
- Commissioned
- May 29, 2019
Education
- B.A., Sam Houston State University, 1982
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1986
Career
- Assistant district attorney, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1987-1992
- deputy chief of trials, 1989-1990
- chief of trials, 1990-1992
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992-1993
- Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2012-2019
- project director, 2012-2013
- general counsel, 2013-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, January 23, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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