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"markdown": "# Stuart K. Duncan\n\nStuart Kyle Duncan (born 1972) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-fifth-circuit) since 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He was appointed by President Donald J. Trump.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He was confirmed by the Senate in a 50 to 47 vote on April 24, 2018, and received his commission on May 1, 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) |\n| Confirmed | April 24, 2018 (Senate voted 50 to 47)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1150407) |\n| Born | 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) |\n| Education | B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994; J.D., Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1997; LL.M., Columbia Law School, 2004[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nDuncan was born in 1972 in [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](https://www.edgepedia.org/baton-rouge-louisiana).[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Louisiana State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisiana-state-university) in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1997.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He later received a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School in 2004.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Duncan served as a law clerk to Judge John M. Duhe, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1997 to 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He then practiced law in Houston, Texas, from 1998 to 1999, and served as an assistant solicitor general for the [State of Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas) from 1999 to 2001.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He practiced law in [Austin, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/austin-texas), from 2001 to 2002.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676)\n\nDuncan returned to academia as an associate-in-law at [Columbia Law School](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbia-law-school) from 2002 to 2004, and then taught as an assistant professor of law at the University of Mississippi School of Law from 2004 to 2008.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He served as appellate chief in the Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana from 2008 to 2012.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) From 2012 to 2014, he was general counsel of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He then practiced law in Washington, D.C., from 2014 to 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nDuncan was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) On April 24, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 50 to 47.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1150407) He received his commission on May 1, 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676) He serves as a judge on the Fifth Circuit.[3](https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/about-the-court/fifth-circuit-judges)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Stuart Kyle Duncan](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4517676)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, April 24, 2018](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1150407)\n3. [Fifth Circuit Judges](https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/about-the-court/fifth-circuit-judges)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States courts of appeals judges › Surnames D to J*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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