Wendy Vitter

Wendy Baldwin Vitter (née Wendy Lee Freret Baldwin; born 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Career Vitter earned her Bachelor of Arts from Sam Houston State University and her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School. Upon graduation from law school, she served as a law clerk in the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office and eventually rose to chief of the felony trials division. There, she prosecuted over 100 jury trials, primarily homicide cases. Former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. called Vitter "honest, impartial and an outstanding legal scholar with plenty of courtroom experience." Later she practiced at a boutique litigation firm specializing in maritime law and other matters.