Stanwood R. Duval Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanwood R. Duval Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1964 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1966
- Succeeded
- George Arceneaux Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Nannette Jolivette Brown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded George Arceneaux Jr. | 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
| Louisiana State University | B.A. | 1964 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | LL.B. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Duval was assigned 5,298 district-court cases (1986–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 342 days across 5,297 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 89 of Duval’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 61 were affirmed, 13 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.
In our data, Duval authored 70 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Beanal v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Beanal v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 969 F. Supp. 362 | 37 |
| 2001 | In Re Mastercard International Inc., Internet Gambling Litigation | 132 F. Supp. 2d 468 | 36 |
| 2008 | Douglas v. Gusman | 567 F. Supp. 2d 877 | 35 |
| 2009 | In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation | 647 F. Supp. 2d 644 | 27 |
| 2002 | Basco v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 216 F. Supp. 2d 592 | 26 |
| 2001 | Causey v. Parish of Tangipahoa | 167 F. Supp. 2d 898 | 26 |
| 2007 | Restivo v. Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. | 483 F. Supp. 2d 521 | 18 |
| 2008 | In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation | 533 F. Supp. 2d 615 | 16 |
| 1999 | Westside-Marrero Jeep Eagle, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp. | 56 F. Supp. 2d 694 | 16 |
| 1995 | United States v. Morvant | 898 F. Supp. 1157 | 16 |
| 2004 | Russell v. Choicepoint Services, Inc. | 302 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 14 |
| 2004 | Russell v. ChoicePoint Services, Inc. | 300 F. Supp. 2d 450 | 13 |
| 2000 | Asunto v. Shoup | 132 F. Supp. 2d 445 | 13 |
| 1999 | United States Ex Rel. Garibaldi v. Orleans Parish School Board | 46 F. Supp. 2d 546 | 12 |
| 2003 | St. Charles Ventures, L.L.C. v. Albertsons, Inc. | 265 F. Supp. 2d 682 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 70 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 Stanwood R. Duval Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Stanwood R. Duval Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1994.
- Was Stanwood R. Duval Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stanwood R. Duval Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stanwood R. Duval Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Stanwood R. Duval Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stanwood R. Duval Jr. on?
- Stanwood R. Duval Jr. was 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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22 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).