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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Louisiana: Chief Judges
Eastern District of Louisiana
Number of chief judges: 10 Christenberry, Herbert William (1949-1967)
West, Elmer Gordon (1967-1972)
Heebe, Frederick Jacob Reagan (1972-1992)
Sear, Morey Leonard (1992-1999)
McNamara, A. J. (1999-2001)
Berrigan, Helen Ginger (2001-2008)
Clement, Edith Brown (2001)
Vance, Sarah S. (2008-2015)
Engelhardt, Kurt Damian (2015-2018)
Brown, Nannette Jolivette (2018-present)
Western District of Louisiana
Number of chief judges: 12 Dawkins, Benjamin Cornwell, Sr. (1948-1953)
Dawkins, Benjamin Cornwell, Jr. (1953-1973)
Hunter, Edwin Ford, Jr. (1973-1976)
Scott, Nauman Steele (1976-1984)
Stagg, Thomas E., Jr. (1984-1991)
Shaw, John Malach (1991-1996)
Little, F. A., Jr. (1996-2002)
Haik, Richard T. (2002-2009)
James, Robert Gillespie (2009-2012)
Drell, Dee D. (2012-2017)
Hicks, S. Maurice, Jr. (2017-2022)
Doughty, Terry Alvin (2022-present)
Middle District of Louisiana
Number of chief judges: 6 West, Elmer Gordon (1978-1979)
Parker, John Victor (1979-1998)
Polozola, Frank Joseph (1998-2005)
Tyson, Ralph E. (2005-2011)
Jackson, Brian Anthony (2011-2018)
Dick, Shelly Deckert (2018-present)