On January 6, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed Carol L. Michel as Clerk of Court, succeeding William W. Blevins. Mr. Blevins, who is from Richmond, Virginia, served as Clerk of Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana from May 2013 until January, 2020. He accepted a position as the Chief Deputy of Operations for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond.
Ms. Michel, a native of New Orleans, received a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana University and a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law, and is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. She served for several years as a career judicial law clerk for U.S. District Judge Marcel Livaudais, Jr., and for U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk. Ms. Michel worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana for nine years.
Ms. Michel was the Chief Deputy Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from September, 2013, until her appointment as Clerk of Court.