The Honorable Judge Carl Stewart, J.D. '74, H '14 to receive St. 艾夫斯奖

After much anticipation, the Loyola University 新奥尔良 法学院 and the 法律 校友 Board is thrilled to award the Honorable Judge Carl Stewart the St. 艾夫斯奖 at the upcoming 法律 校友 Luncheon. Stewart was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1994. A graduate of Dillard University and Loyola University School of 法律, he served as a captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. 他是当地人, 状态, and federal prosecutor before entering private practice and later serving as a local and 状态 appellate judge in Louisiana. In addition to numerous other civic and community honors, he received the Boy Scouts of America’s highest commendation for his service to that organization. He is an Honorary Master of the Bench, Middle Temple Inn of Court, London, England. 

Stewart has served on the Judicial Conference of the United States since 2012, when he became chief judge of the Fifth Circuit, and he was appointed to the Conference’s Executive Committee by Chief Justice John G. 罗伯茨,小.， 2017年3月. Stewart previously served on the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules as a member from 2001 to 2005 before becoming chair from 2005 to 2009.

德怀特·D. Opperman foundation presented Judge Stewart with the 35th Annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award in 2019, our nation’s highest honor bestowed upon an Article III federal judge. Recently Stewart was selected as the 2021 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award recipient.