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Sarah S. Vance

Sarah S. Vance

Louisiana Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Born 1950 in Donaldsonville, LA

FJC ID: 2453

Sarah Elizabeth Savoia Vance (born January 16, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    Member · 2013–2019
    • chair · 2014–2019
  2. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2010–2013
  3. Federal Judicial Center
    Board member · 2003–2007
  4. Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana
    1978–1994

Appointments

  1. Louisiana Eastern District Court
    1994–2024 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)

Education

  1. Tulane University Law School
  2. Louisiana State University
    B.A. · 1971