Tucker L. Melancon
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Tucker L. Melancon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1968 · Tulane Law School 1973
- Succeeded
- Thomas E. Stagg Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Elizabeth Erny Foote
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded Thomas E. Stagg 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.S. | 1968 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Melancon was assigned 3,991 district-court cases (1983–2018). Median time from filing to termination: 270 days across 3,991 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 74 of Melancon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 57 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 7 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, Melancon authored 32 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Givs v. City of Eunice (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Givs v. City of Eunice | 512 F. Supp. 2d 522 | 19 |
| 2006 | Broussard v. Procter & Gamble Co. | 463 F. Supp. 2d 596 | 16 |
| 2002 | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Western Amer. Spec. Transportation Serv., Inc. | 235 F. Supp. 2d 522 | 11 |
| 2006 | Wiltz v. Barnhart | 484 F. Supp. 2d 524 | 10 |
| 1999 | Trimble v. City of New Iberia | 73 F. Supp. 2d 659 | 8 |
| 2004 | Boyd's Bit Service, Inc. v. Specialty Rental Tools & Supply, Inc. | 332 F. Supp. 2d 938 | 7 |
| 2010 | Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Co. v. Gambro a B | 756 F. Supp. 2d 760 | 6 |
| 2006 | United States v. Colomb | 448 F. Supp. 2d 750 | 5 |
| 2001 | Chevron USA, Inc. v. Vermillion Parish School Board | 128 F. Supp. 2d 961 | 5 |
| 2011 | Velazquez v. Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. | 781 F. Supp. 2d 370 | 4 |
| 2009 | Durio v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | 653 F. Supp. 2d 656 | 4 |
| 2007 | Maier v. Green | 485 F. Supp. 2d 711 | 4 |
| 2004 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Gemmell | 317 F. Supp. 2d 686 | 4 |
| 2000 | Torries v. Hebert | 111 F. Supp. 2d 806 | 4 |
| 2007 | Jamison v. United States | 491 F. Supp. 2d 608 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 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 Tucker L. Melancon?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Tucker L. Melancon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1994.
- Was Tucker L. Melancon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Tucker L. Melancon was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Tucker L. Melancon's confirmation vote?
- Tucker L. Melancon was confirmed by voice vote on February 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Tucker L. Melancon on?
- Tucker L. Melancon 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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32 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).