Carl J. Barbier
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Carl J. Barbier is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southeastern Louisiana College 1966 · Loyola New Orleans Law 1970
- Succeeded
- Okla Jones II
- Succeeded by
- Darrel James Papillion
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Okla Jones II | Clinton (D) | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Barbier was assigned 19,332 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 19,004 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 538 of Barbier’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 404 were affirmed, 73 reversed or vacated, and 61 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.
In our data, Barbier authored 80 published opinions for the court (1999–2011). Most cited: Hyde v. Stanley Tools (20 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hyde v. Stanley Tools | 107 F. Supp. 2d 992 | 20 |
| 2006 | United States v. Nelson | 419 F. Supp. 2d 891 | 12 |
| 2005 | United States v. DeCay | 406 F. Supp. 2d 679 | 11 |
| 2001 | American Safety & Risk Services, Inc. v. Legion Indemnity Co. | 153 F. Supp. 2d 869 | 11 |
| 2010 | In Re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig \ | 747 F. Supp. 2d 704 | 10 |
| 2002 | Canales Martinez v. Dow Chemical Co. | 219 F. Supp. 2d 719 | 10 |
| 2011 | Adler v. Walker (In Re Gulf States Long Term Acute Care of Covington, L.L.C.) | 455 B.R. 869 | 8 |
| 2008 | Demahy v. Wyeth Inc. | 586 F. Supp. 2d 642 | 8 |
| 2008 | Metoyer v. Auto Club Family Insurance | 536 F. Supp. 2d 664 | 8 |
| 2008 | Pierce v. Allstate Insurance | 542 F. Supp. 2d 495 | 8 |
| 2001 | Musmeci v. Schwegmann Giant Super Markets | 159 F. Supp. 2d 329 | 8 |
| 2001 | United States v. Martin | 169 F. Supp. 2d 558 | 8 |
| 2000 | Chisholm v. Hood | 110 F. Supp. 2d 499 | 8 |
| 2009 | Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock, Inc. v. M/V Seim Swordfish | 611 F. Supp. 2d 627 | 7 |
| 2008 | DS Waters of America, Inc. v. Princess Abita Water, L.L.C. | 539 F. Supp. 2d 853 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 80 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Carl J. Barbier?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Carl J. Barbier to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1998.
- Was Carl J. Barbier appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Carl J. Barbier was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Carl J. Barbier's confirmation vote?
- Carl J. Barbier was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Carl J. Barbier on?
- Carl J. Barbier 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 for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 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).