Alexander Coker Van Hook
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Senate vote
- 53 to 40
- Confirmed
- Jan 8, 2026
- Commissioned
- Jan 12, 2026
Education
- B.A., Centenary College, 1993
- J.D., Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Henry A. Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1998-1999
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 1999-2025
- Deputy criminal chief, 2007-2010
- First assistant U.S. attorney, 2010-2017, 2018-2020, 2021-2022, 2024-2025
- Acting/interim U.S. attorney, 2017-2018
- Acting U.S. attorney, 2020-2021, 2025
- Special counsel to the U.S. attorney, 2022-2024;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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