A U.S. bankruptcy court / Established 2002

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Louisiana · The federal court for bankruptcy cases in this district. Judges are appointed by the Fifth Circuit.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana is a United States bankruptcy court, the unit of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana that hears bankruptcy cases. Its judges are appointed by the Fifth Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, rather than nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. This page lists every bankruptcy judge to serve on the court, current and former, with when they were appointed and whom they succeeded.

1
Judges in history
1
Currently serving
Fifth Circuit
Appointing circuit
Current judges
JudgeSince
Douglas D. Dodd2002
Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a bankruptcy judge gets here. Bankruptcy judges are appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, not nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate. Each one is a judicial officer of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Open any judge to see when they were appointed and the court they serve.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).