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Darrel James Papillion
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Active service.
Confirmed 59 to 31Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- March 21, 2023
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 18, 2023
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 11, 2023
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 59 to 31
- Confirmed
- May 30, 2023
- Commissioned
- June 1, 2023
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1968, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Catherine D. Kimball, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1994-1995
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995-1999
- Private practice, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1999-2023
- Mediator, Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2013-2023
- Special prosecutor, East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2020-2023
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