Carl E. Stewart
| Carl Stewart | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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Assumed office October 1, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Edith Jones |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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Assumed office May 9, 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 2, 1950 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Dillard University (BA) Loyola University, New Orleans (JD) |
Carl E. Stewart (born January 2, 1950) is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994, Stewart previously sat on Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in Shreveport. He has been a judge, attorney, prosecutor, and professor. Honored multiple times for his commitment to community service, Stewart is the first African American to serve on the Fifth Circuit as it is currently constituted.
Stewart was born to Corine and Richard Stewart, a postal worker, in Shreveport. As a teenager in the 1960s, Stewart witnessed the civil rights movement and saw how the legal system could be used to bring about social change. Inspired, Stewart decided to dedicate his life to helping people through the legal system. He graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans magna cum laude in 1971 and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1974.
Later in 1974, Stewart entered the U.S. Army in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. As a captain, he served as a defense attorney for soldiers at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. After an honorable discharge, Stewart worked as an associate in a small private law firm. In 1978, he joined a field office of the state Attorney General William J. Guste.
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