Tucker L. Melancon

Tucker Lee Melançon (born February 3, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Education and legal career Melancon graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1968. He finished studies at Tulane Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1973. He was a managing partner at Melancon & Rabalais, private practice with his colleague, Rodney M. Rabalais, in Marksville, Louisiana, from 1973 to 1993. Bar Admissions Louisiana, 1973 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1974 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979 United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1980 United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1985 United States Supreme Court, 1985 Federal judicial service On the unanimous recommendation of Louisiana U.S. Senators John Breaux and Bennett Johnston, Melancon was nominated by President Clinton on November 18, 1993, to a seat vacated by Tom Stagg as Stagg assumed senior status. Melancon was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1994, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on February 14, 2009, due to a certified disability.