Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 1996 / Active

Mary Ann Vial Lemmon

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1996 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary Ann Vial Lemmon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1964. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 10, 1996

Appointed by
William J. Clinton, 1996
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Loyola New Orleans Law 1964
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1996Eastern District of Louisiana · succeeded Peter Hill BeerClinton (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

29 years on the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).