Brandon Long (Louisiana)

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Nominee Information
	Name: Brandon Long
	Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Progress
	Confirmed 189 days after nomination.
	Nominated: June 8, 2023
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: July 12, 2023
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: September 14, 2023
	Confirmed: December 14, 2023
	Vote: 64-22

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Brandon Long is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on June 8, 2023, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 2023, by a vote of 64-22.^[1]^[2]^[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Eastern 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.

Prior to joining the court, Long was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.^[4]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2023-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On June 8, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Brandon Long to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.^[2] Long received commission on December 19, 2023. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Long by a vote of 64-22 on December 14, 2023.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Long confirmation vote (December 14, 2023)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	46	0	2
Republican	16	22	11
Independent	2	0	1
Total	64^[5]	22	14

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Long's nomination on July 12, 2023. Long was reported to the full Senate on September 14, 2023, after a 16-5 committee vote.^[6]

Nomination

On June 8, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Long to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.^[2] Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

Long was nominated to replace Judge Martin Feldman, who died on January 26, 2022.^[7]

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Long well qualified.^[8] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Long obtained a B.A. from the University of Texas and a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law.^[4]

Career

2023-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
2014- 2023: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans
2020-2021: Deputy Chief of Staff, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.
2010-2014: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
2005-2010: Associate, King & Spalding L.L.P.

About the court

Eastern District of Louisiana parishes (click for larger map)

The Eastern District of Louisiana has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. Like all U.S. district courts, the court has original jurisdiction over civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States; certain civil actions between citizens of different states; civil actions within the admiralty or maritime jurisdiction of the United States; criminal prosecutions brought by the United States; and other types of cases and controversies.^[9]^[10]^[11] It also has appellate jurisdiction over a limited class of judgments, orders, and decrees.^[12]

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Louisiana consists of all the following parishes in the eastern part of the state of Louisiana.^[13]

To read opinions published by this court, click [Ihttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/district/caed/%7B%22pageSize%22%3A%22100%22%2C%22offset%22%3A%220%22%7D 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.