Jerry Edwards Jr. (born 1979) is an American lawyer from Louisiana who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana since 2023. He previously served as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana from 2022 to 2023.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
Western District of LouisianaAssistant U.S. attorney · 2019–2023- ↳deputy chief, Civil Division · 2020
- ↳chief, Civil Division · 2020–2022
- ↳first assistant U.S. attorney · 2022–2023
- Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana2006–2019
- Louisiana District Court, First Judicial DistrictLaw clerk · 2005–2006
Appointments
2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolJ.D. · 2005
- Georgia State UniversityB.A. · 2002