{ "id": "epwk0fq5zz", "slug": "jerry-edwards-jr", "title": "Jerry Edwards, Jr.", "updated": "2026-10-15", "topic_path": [ { "id": "society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society" }, { "id": "society.law", "label": "Law and justice", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law" }, { "id": "society.law.practice", "label": "Courts and legal practice", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people", "label": "Legal biographies", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us", "label": "United States judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal", "label": "US federal judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3", "label": "Article III judges (district and appellate)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges", "label": "United States district court judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges" }, { "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-d-to-e", "label": "Surnames D to E", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-d-to-e" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges", "label": "United States · 2021 and later: United States district court judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021", "label": "United States · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law", "label": "Law and justice", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice", "label": "Courts and legal practice", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people", "label": "Legal biographies", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us", "label": "United States judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal", "label": "US federal judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges", "label": "United States district court judges", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Jerry Edwards, Jr. is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 2023, appointed by President Biden.", "snippet": "Jerry Edwards, Jr. is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 2023, appointed by President Biden.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-d-to-e", "markdown": "# Jerry Edwards, Jr.\n\nJerry Edwards, Jr. (born 1979) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana since 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He has served in regular active service since receiving his commission in December 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) |\n| Appointed by | Joseph R. Biden[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) |\n| Confirmed | December 14, 2023 (Senate voted 66 to 24)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1180345) |\n| Born | 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) |\n| Education | B.A., Georgia State University, 2002; J.D., Vermont Law and Graduate School, 2005[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nEdwards was born in 1979 in [Shreveport, Louisiana](https://www.edgepedia.org/shreveport-louisiana).[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Georgia State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgia-state-university) in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Vermont Law and Graduate School in 2005.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Edwards served as a law clerk to a judge of the Louisiana District Court, First Judicial District, from 2005 to 2006.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He then engaged in private practice in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 2006 to 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n\nIn 2019, Edwards became an assistant United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He was named deputy chief of the office's Civil Division in 2020 and served as chief of the Civil Division from 2020 to 2022.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) He then served as first assistant United States attorney from 2022 to 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Joseph R. Biden nominated Edwards to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on June 8, 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) The United States Senate confirmed his nomination on December 14, 2023, by a vote of 66 to 24.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1180345) He received his commission on December 22, 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n\n## Chambers practices\n\nAccording to his chambers page on the court's website, Edwards does not maintain a regular motion date for contested motions but may order oral argument, with the clerk issuing a notice of setting advising when a motion will be considered.[3](https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/node/527) Pretrial and status conferences before him are held by video unless otherwise requested by the parties or ordered by the court.[3](https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/node/527) His chambers page also notes that he does not require courtesy copies and that parties must submit an electronic copy of the pre-trial order to chambers in Word format.[3](https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/node/527)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Jerry Edwards, Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761406)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, December 14, 2023](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1180345)\n3. 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