Elizabeth Erny Foote
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Elizabeth Erny Foote is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1978. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1974 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1978
- Succeeded
- Tucker L. Melancon
- Succeeded by
- Alexander Coker Van Hook
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded Tucker L. Melancon | Obama (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
| Louisiana State University | B.A. | 1974 |
| Duke University | M.A. | 1975 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Foote was assigned 1,545 district-court cases (1965–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 254 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 115 of Foote’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 86 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 15 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 Elizabeth Erny Foote?
- President Barack Obama appointed Elizabeth Erny Foote to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 2010.
- Was Elizabeth Erny Foote appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elizabeth Erny Foote was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elizabeth Erny Foote's confirmation vote?
- Elizabeth Erny Foote was confirmed by voice vote on June 15, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Elizabeth Erny Foote on?
- Elizabeth Erny Foote is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).