Louis Guirola
2018 - Present
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2019 - Present
2026
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Louis Guirola Jr. is a judge on senior status on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). Guirola served as the court's chief judge from 2010 to 2018.[1] He assumed senior status on March 23, 2018.
Guirola is also a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on July 2, 2019.[2]
Early life and education
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Guirola graduated from William Carey College with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and from the University of Mississippi Law School with his J.D. in 1979.[1]
Professional career
- 2019 - Present: Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- 1996 - Present: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- 2018 - Present: Senior judge
- 2010-2017: Chief judge
- 2004-2017: District judge
- 1996-2004: Magistrate judge
- 1993-1996: Magistrate judge, Western District of Texas
- 1990-1993: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas
- 1986-1990: Private practice, Mississippi
- 1984-1986: County board attorney, Jackson County, Miss.
- 1980-1984: Assistant district attorney, Mississippi Nineteenth Judicial District
- 1979-1980: Private practice, Mississippi[1]
Judicial career
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2019-present)
Guirola is also a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on July 2, 2019.[2]
Southern District of Mississippi (2004-2017)
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Louis Guirola Jr. |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 171 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 23, 2003
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: November 19, 2003
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 4, 2004
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| Confirmed: March 12, 2004
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| Vote: 92-0
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Guirola was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on September 23, 2003, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Walter Gex. The American Bar Association rated Guirola Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Guirola's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 19, 2003, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on March 4, 2004. Guirola was confirmed on a recorded 92-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2004, and he received his commission the next day. Guirola served as the district court's chief judge from 2010 to 2017.[1][3][4] He assumed senior status on March 23, 2018. He was succeeded by Taylor McNeel.
Federal magistrate judge
Guirola was first appointed to an eight-year term as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas beginning in 1993. In 1996, Guirola was transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi to serve the remainder of his term before being reappointed to another eight-year term in 2001. He served in this role until he was confirmed as a district judge to the Southern District of Mississippi in 2004.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Judge Guirola's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Louis Guirola, Jr.," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed September 21, 2020
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 968 — Louis Guirola Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 108th Congress," accessed June 20, 2017
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