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Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 62 to 34Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- January 8, 2018
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 10, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 8, 2018
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 62 to 34
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2018
- Commissioned
- May 10, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1960, 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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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by George W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended May 15, 2018: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Charles Grisbaum, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1985-1987
- Private practice, Metairie, Louisiana, 1987-2001
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