Barry Weldon Ashe
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Barry Weldon Ashe is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1984. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane 1978 · Tulane Law School 1984
- Succeeded
- Ivan L. R. Lemelle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Ivan L. R. Lemelle | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Tulane University | B.A. | 1978 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ashe was assigned 1,805 district-court cases (2000–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 295 days across 1,521 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 68 of Ashe’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 55 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Barry Weldon Ashe?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Barry Weldon Ashe to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2018.
- Was Barry Weldon Ashe appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Barry Weldon Ashe was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Barry Weldon Ashe's confirmation vote?
- Barry Weldon Ashe was confirmed by voice vote on August 28, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Barry Weldon Ashe on?
- Barry Weldon Ashe is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).