Alexander Van Hook
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Alexander Van Hook is an acting United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.[1]
On October 21, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Alexander Van Hook to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.[2] As of October 21, 2025, Van Hook was awaiting a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for more information on Van Hook's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On October 21, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Van Hook to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Name: Alexander Van Hook |
| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
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| 10 days since nomination. |
 Nominated: October 21, 2025
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Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
As of October 21, 2025, Van Hook was awaiting a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee hearing.
Nomination
On October 21, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Alexander Van Hook to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Van Hook was nominated to replace Judge Elizabeth Erny Foote, who assumed senior status on January 21, 2022.[3]
About the court
| Western District of Louisiana |
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| Fifth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 7 |
| Judges: 6 |
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Terry A. Doughty |
| Active judges: James D. Cain, Jr., Terry A. Doughty, Jerry Edwards Jr., Maurice Hicks, David C. Joseph, Robert Summerhays Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, at the John Minor Wisdom Federal Courthouse. The Western District of Louisiana has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Western District of Louisiana consists of the following parishes in the western part of the state of Louisiana:[4]
- Acadia Parish
- Allen Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- Beauregard Parish
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Cameron Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- De Soto Parish
- East Carroll Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- LaSalle Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Red River Parish
- Richland Parish
- Sabine Parish
- St. Landry Parish
- St. Martin Parish
- St. Mary Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Union Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Webster Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Winn Parish, Louisiana
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Footnotes
- ↑ Truth Social, "Donald J. Trump," October 20, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Congress.gov, "PN615-2 — Alexander C. Van Hook — The Judiciary," October 21, 2025
- ↑ USCourts.gov, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S.C. § 98(a) - Louisiana," accessed April 24, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
