Carl E. Stewart

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.

This article is about the U.S. judge. For other people, see Carl Stewart (disambiguation).
Carl E. Stewart
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2019
Preceded byEdith Jones
Succeeded byPriscilla Owen
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Assumed office
May 9, 1994
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Personal details
Born
Carl E. Stewart

(1950-01-02) January 2, 1950
Shreveport, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDillard University (BA)
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (JD)

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.

Federal judicial service

Stewart first sat on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit. 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

References
  1. "Meet the chief judge of the nation's most divisive, controversial and conservative appeals court".
  2. 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.
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