Anna St. John
Anna St. John is the president and general counsel of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and Center for Class Action Fairness.[1]
On January 6, 2026, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.[1] As of January 6, 2026, St. John was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for more information on St. John's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On January 6, 2026, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Anna St. John |
| Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
| Progress |
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Nomination
On January 6, 2026, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. As of January 6, 2026, St. John was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Donald Trump.
About the court
| Eastern District of Louisiana |
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| Fifth Circuit |
| Judgeships |
| Posts: 12 |
| Judges: 10 |
| Vacancies: 2 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Wendy Vitter |
| Active judges: Barry W. Ashe, Nannette Jolivette Brown, William J. Crain, Greg Guidry, Brandon Long, Susie Morgan, Darrel Papillion, Jane Triche-Milazzo, Wendy Vitter, Jay Zainey Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal trial court based in New Orleans. It is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, at the John Minor Wisdom Federal Courthouse. The Eastern District of Louisiana has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. Like all U.S. district courts, the court has original jurisdiction over civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States; certain civil actions between citizens of different states; civil actions within the admiralty or maritime jurisdiction of the United States; criminal prosecutions brought by the United States; and other types of cases and controversies.[2][3][4] It also has appellate jurisdiction over a limited class of judgments, orders, and decrees.[5]
The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Louisiana consists of all the following parishes in the eastern part of the state of Louisiana.[6]
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
External links
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Truth Social, "Donald J. Trump," January 6, 2026
- ↑ Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S.C. § 1333," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S.C. § 1332," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S.C. § 1331," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1), for example, the U.S. district courts are authorized to hear appeals from final judgments, orders, and decrees of U.S. bankruptcy judges.
- ↑ United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, "Parish Information," accessed May 7, 2021
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana