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Alexander Coker Van Hook
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Alexander Coker Van Hook serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jan 8, 2026 by a 53–40 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jan 8, 2026
- Senate vote
- 53–40
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1970
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaDonald J. Trump · Jan 8, 2026
Education
- Centenary CollegeB.A., 1993
- Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law CenterJ.D., 1997
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Henry A. Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997-1998; Law clerk, Hon. Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1998-1999; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 1999-2025; Deputy criminal chief, 2007-2010; First assistant U.S. attorney, 2010-2017, 2018-2020, 2021-2022, 2024-2025; Acting/interim U.S. attorney, 2017-2018; Acting U.S. attorney, 2020-2021, 2025; Special counsel to the U.S. attorney, 2022-2024;
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