Carl E. Stewart
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Carl E. Stewart | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Edith Jones |
| Succeeded by | Priscilla Owen |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Assumed office May 9, 1994 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
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| Born | Carl E. Stewart January 2, 1950 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Dillard University (BA) Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (JD) |
Carl E. Stewart (born January 2, 1950) is a United States federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994, Stewart previously sat on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in Shreveport.[citation needed]
Background[]
Stewart was born to Corine, a maid[1] and Richard Stewart, a postal worker, in Shreveport.[2] He graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in 1971 and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1974.[citation needed]
Federal judicial service[]
Stewarts first sat on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit.[citation needed] Stewart was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 27, 1994, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. He served as Chief Judge from 2012 to 2019.
Publications[]
Published writings by Stewart include: "Contemporary Challenges to Judicial Independence", Loyola Law Review, Loyola University School of Law, 1997; "Balancing Professionalism, Ethics Quality of Life and the Successful Practice of Law", Proceedings of the Forty-Fifth Annual Institute of Labor Law Developments, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1999; and "Abuse of Power & Judicial Misconduct: A Reflection on Contemporary Ethical Issues Facing Judges", The University of St. Thomas Law Journal, The University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2003.
See also[]
- List of African-American jurists
References[]
- ^ https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/meet_the_chief_judge_of_the_nations_most_divisive_controversial/
- ^ Clapp, J.J.; Bliss, M.L. (1999). "The American Bench". The American Bench; Judges of the Nation. Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates. ISBN 9780931398391. ISSN 0160-2578. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
External links[]
- Carl E. Stewart at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- White House press release
- Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court
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