--- title: "Carl J. Barbier | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carl-j-barbier" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Carl J. Barbier 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: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, serving since January 1, 2023, after a career that began in private practice in New Orleans - Judge, District Court, E.D. Louisiana, 1998-present - court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · role: Senior Judge · start date: 2023-01-01 · notes: Assumed senior status January 1, 2023 - court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · role: Judge · start date: 1998-10-01 · end date: 2023-01-01 · notes: Nominated by President William J. Clinton May 19, 1998, confirmed Sept 28, 1998, commission Oct 1 1998, oath Oct 12 1998; seat vacated by Okla Jones - Law clerk — U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana - Hon. Fred Cassibry · start year: 1970 · end year: 1971 - He held a position as a law clerk to Judge William Redman of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (1969–1970) and to Judge Fred Cassibry of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1970–1971) - Law clerk — Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit - Hon. William Redman · start year: 1969 · end year: 1970 - As senior judge, Barbier continues to hear cases in the Eastern District of Louisiana ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law — Law; cum laude — J.D. (1970) - Southeastern Louisiana University — business and accounting — B.A. (1966) - Southeastern Louisiana College — Business and Accounting — B.A. (1966) - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law ### Additional information - On May 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Barbier to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, replacing Okla Jones II. - Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1998 and commissioned on October 1, 1998. - Private practice, New Orleans, LA, 1971-1998 - Private practice — Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana · start year: 1971 · end year: 1998 - From 1971 to 1998, Barbier practiced law in New Orleans - Carl Joseph Barbier was born August 21, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana. - Date of birth: 1944-01-01 - focusing on civil litigation for plaintiffs, consumers, and small businesses. - He also served on the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission and held leadership roles in the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans Bar Association, and the Thomas More Loyola Inn of Court - Birth place: New Orleans, LA ## 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/1390876) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390876) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390876) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/166/carl-j-barbier/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/166/carl-j-barbier/) - [Wikidata: Carl Barbier](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5039865) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carl-j-barbier) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Carl_Barbier) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](http://law.loyno.edu/sites/law.loyno.edu/files/file_attach/Carl%20Barbier%20BIO%20LONG%20VERSION.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/166/carl-j-barbier/) - [Wikidata: Carl Barbier](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5039865) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carl-j-barbier", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carl-j-barbier", "name": "Carl J. 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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.