--- title: "Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-elizabeth-wagner-st-john" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American lawyer and judge who has held the role of a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana since April 13, 2026 - court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · role: Judge · start date: 2026-04-13 · notes: Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 29, 2026 to seat vacated by Sarah S. Vance - Attorney, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Washington, D.C., 2019-2026; president and general counsel, 2020-2026 - President and General Counsel (2020-2026) — Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute · start year: 2019 · end year: 2026 - Law clerk — Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · start year: 2006 · end year: 2007 - Private practice — Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. · start year: 2006 · end year: 2006 ### Education - Columbia Law School — J.D. (2006) - Columbia University — M.A. (2006) - Louisiana State University — B.A. (2001) ### Additional information - Notable: She was also nominated in 2026 for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Confirmed March 17, 2026 - Commission April 13, 2026; nominated to 5th Circuit June 29, 2026 (pending) - Private practice — New Orleans, Louisiana · start year: 2015 · end year: 2026 - Attorney, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, D.C., 2015-2019 - Attorney — Competitive Enterprise Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness · start year: 2015 · end year: 2019 - Private practice — Washington, D.C. · start year: 2007 · end year: 2014 - Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2006, 2007-2014 - Born 1979 in Gulfport, Mississippi. - As a district judge, St. John handles federal cases in Louisiana. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762116) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762116) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762116) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762116) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-elizabeth-wagner-st-john) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_St._John) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Anna_St._John) - [Judge Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762116) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-elizabeth-wagner-st-john", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-elizabeth-wagner-st-john", "name": "Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John | KnowJudges", "description": "Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.