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Duncan, Stuart Kyle
Born 1972 in Baton Rouge, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by W. Eugene Davis. Confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 2018, and received commission on May 1, 2018.
Education:
Louisiana State University, B.A., 1994
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1997
Columbia Law School, LL.M., 2004
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by W. Eugene Davis. Confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 2018, and received commission on May 1, 2018.
Education:
Louisiana State University, B.A., 1994
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1997
Columbia Law School, LL.M., 2004
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. John M. Duhe, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997-1998
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1998-1999
Assistant solicitor general, State of Texas, 1999-2001
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 2001-2002
Associate-in-law, Columbia Law School, 2002-2004
Assistant professor of law, University of Mississippi School of Law, 2004-2008
Appellate chief, Office of the Attorney General, State of Louisiana, 2008-2012
General counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C., 2012-2014
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2014-2018
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 2, 2017; no Senate vote