Lance M. Africk
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2002
- Senate vote
- 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 17, 2002
- Commissioned
- Apr 17, 2002
- Senior status
- Oct 1, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990-2002
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina, 1973
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1975
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. James Gulotta, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1976
- Private practice, Louisiana, 1976-1977, 1980-1982
- Director, Career Criminal Bureau, Orleans Parish [Louisiana] District Attorney's Office, 1977-1980
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1982-1990
- Instructor, University of New Orleans, 1986-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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