John Duhe
John Malcolm Duhe, Jr. was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He joined the court in 1988 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R). His service ended on May 16, 2025, upon his death.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Duhe graduated from Tulane University with his bachelor's degree in 1955 and from Tulane Law School with his LL.B. in 1957.[1]
Professional career
- 1988-2026: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- 1999-2026: Senior judge
- 1988-1999: Judge
- 1984-1988: Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- 1979-1984: District judge, Louisiana's 16th Judicial Court
- 1957-1978: Private practice, New Iberia, Louisiana[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: John M. Duhe, Jr. |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 109 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 27, 1988
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| Hearing: August 9, 1988
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| Reported: October 5, 1988
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| Confirmed: October 14, 1988
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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Duhe was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 27, 1988, to a seat vacated by Judge Albert Tate. Hearings on Duhe's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 9, 1988, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on October 5, 1988. Duhe was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on October 14, 1988, and he received his commission on October 17, 1988. Duhe assumed senior status on April 7, 1999.[1][2] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Edith Clement.
Western District of Louisiana
Duhe was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana by President Ronald Reagan on May 15, 1984, to a seat vacated by Judge Eugene Davis. Duhe was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on June 8, 1984, and he received his commission on June 11, 1984. Duhe resigned from the district court on November 9, 1988, upon his elevation to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.[1] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Richard Haik.
See also
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 1999-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Albert Tate |
United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 1988-1999 |
Succeeded by Edith Clement |
| Preceded by W. Eugene Davis |
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 1984-1988 |
Succeeded by Richard Haik |
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| Active judges |
• Maurice Hicks • Robert Summerhays • Terry A. Doughty • James Cain, Jr. • David Joseph • Jerry Edwards Jr. • Alexander Van Hook | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Donald Walter (Louisiana) • Dee Drell • James Trimble • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Mark Hornsby • Joseph H.L. Perez-Montes • Carol B. Whitehurst • Kayla McClusky • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • W. Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Tom Stagg • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw (Louisiana) • Earl Veron • Michael Juneau • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Dee Drell • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw (Louisiana) • | ||
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
