Who appointed Lance M. Africk?

President George W. Bush appointed Lance M. Africk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2002.

Was Lance M. Africk appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Lance M. Africk was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Lance M. Africk's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Lance M. Africk 97–0 on April 17, 2002.

Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2024

Lance M. Africk

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Lance M. Africk is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: University of North Carolina 1973 · University of North Carolina Law 1975
Succeeded: Edith Brown Clement

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Edith Brown Clement	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on April 17, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 69. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

48 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

University of North Carolina	B.A.	1973
University of North Carolina School of Law	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Africk was assigned 5,768 district-court cases (1969–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 5,533 closed cases.

Contract28%

Personal-injury torts25%

Other civil matters21%

Civil rights7%

Prisoner & habeas6%

Labor & ERISA3%

Other10%

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 228 of Africk’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 179 were affirmed, 27 reversed or vacated, and 22 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, Africk authored 13 published opinions for the court (2003–2010). Most cited: Martin v. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family, Inc. (28 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
2008	Martin v. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family, Inc.	548 F. Supp. 2d 268	28
2006	Gogreve v. Downtown Development District	426 F. Supp. 2d 383	10
2010	Mendoza v. Essential Quality Construction, Inc.	691 F. Supp. 2d 680	8
2008	Lambert v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.	568 F. Supp. 2d 698	8
2010	Hardy v. Shell Chemical Co.	693 F. Supp. 2d 611	7
2008	Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Jotun Paints, Inc.	555 F. Supp. 2d 686	6
2006	Peters v. Harrah's New Orleans	418 F. Supp. 2d 843	3
2003	Otto Candies, LLC v. United States	288 F. Supp. 2d 730	2
2009	St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Board of Commissioners	646 F. Supp. 2d 813	1
2009	Combo Maritime, Inc. v. U.S. United Bulk Terminal, LLC	626 F. Supp. 2d 635	0
2009	Jones v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co.	613 F. Supp. 2d 815	0
2009	United States v. Petal	613 F. Supp. 2d 811	0
2006	United States v. Abbate	439 F. Supp. 2d 625	0

Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Lance M. Africk?: President George W. Bush appointed Lance M. Africk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2002.
Was Lance M. Africk appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Lance M. Africk was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Lance M. Africk's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Lance M. Africk 97–0 on April 17, 2002.
Which court is Lance M. Africk on?: Lance M. Africk is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Sources

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24 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).