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David Cleveland Joseph
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Active service.
Confirmed 55 to 42Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- January 6, 2020
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 8, 2020
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 14, 2020
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 55 to 42
- Confirmed
- July 28, 2020
- Commissioned
- July 31, 2020
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1977, 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
- Oklahoma Army National Guard private first class and specialist, 1997-2000
- Louisiana Army National Guard specialist, 2000-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Jeffrey P. Victory, Louisiana Supreme Court, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. John V. Parker, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 2004-2005
- U.S. Army first lieutenant and captain, JAG Corps, 2005-2008
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2008-2012
- U.S. Army Reserve captain, Trial Defense Service, 2011-2013
- Senior attorney, professional liability and financial crimes, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Dallas, Texas, 2012-2014
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 2014-2018
- U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 2018-2020
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