U.S. Senate confirms Kennedy-backed Louisiana district judge nominee Anna St. John

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s district judge nominee for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Anna St. John. The full U.S. Senate approved her nomination by a vote of 51-45.
“I know the Eastern District of Louisiana is in good hands with Anna St. John on the federal bench. She knows our Constitution like the back of her hand and has the smarts and experience to be a great, fair judge. I was pleased to see my Senate colleagues agree with me today and am grateful for President Trump’s confidence in her,”
said Kennedy.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) also voted to confirm St. John.
“Anna stood up for Americans in court. Because of this, we can trust her to put the Constitution and Louisianans first,”
said Cassidy.
Prior to her nomination to be a district court judge, St. John served as litigation attorney and President and General Counsel at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute. She has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Seventh, Ninth and D.C. Circuits, two state appellate courts and multiple federal district courts.
St. John received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Louisiana State University and her Master of Arts (MA) and Juris Doctor (JD) at the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Columbia Law School respectively.
View Kennedy’s comments in support of St. John’s nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee
here
.