James Travis Trimble Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, James Travis Trimble Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1956. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1932 · age 94
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1955 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1956
- Succeeded
- Earl Ernest Veron
- Succeeded by
- Patricia Head Minaldi
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded Earl Ernest Veron | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Louisiana State University | B.A. | 1955 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Trimble was assigned 5,842 district-court cases (1986–2018). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 5,842 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 241 of Trimble’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 185 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Trimble authored 36 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: $23,811.00 IN US CURRENCY v. Kowalski (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $23,811.00 IN US CURRENCY v. Kowalski | 810 F. Supp. 738 | 29 |
| 1992 | Edwards v. Louisville Ladder Co. | 796 F. Supp. 966 | 27 |
| 1995 | Citrano v. Allen Correctional Center | 891 F. Supp. 312 | 18 |
| 1993 | Tran v. Caplinger | 847 F. Supp. 469 | 16 |
| 1991 | Lavergne v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. | 782 F. Supp. 1163 | 12 |
| 1999 | Davis v. Players Lake Charles Riverboat, Inc. | 74 F. Supp. 2d 675 | 11 |
| 1991 | Courville v. Cardinal Wireline Specialists, Inc. | 775 F. Supp. 929 | 11 |
| 1997 | Thomas v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | 975 F. Supp. 840 | 9 |
| 1999 | Simon v. United States | 51 F. Supp. 2d 739 | 8 |
| 1997 | Ozoanya v. Reno | 979 F. Supp. 447 | 8 |
| 1999 | Naidoo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | 39 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 7 |
| 2001 | Miller v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc. | 199 F. Supp. 2d 502 | 6 |
| 1998 | Simien v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc. | 30 F. Supp. 2d 939 | 6 |
| 1992 | Duhon v. Conoco, Inc. | 795 F. Supp. 189 | 6 |
| 2001 | Lakes of Gum Cove Hunting & Fishing, L.L.C. v. Weeks Marine, Inc. | 182 F. Supp. 2d 537 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 36 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 James Travis Trimble Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed James Travis Trimble Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1991.
- Was James Travis Trimble Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Travis Trimble Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Travis Trimble Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- James Travis Trimble Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is James Travis Trimble Jr. on?
- James Travis Trimble Jr. 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 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).