Wendy Vitter was sworn in as a United States District Judge for Eastern District of Louisiana on May 30, 2019. Immediately prior to her appointment to the Bench, Judge Vitter was General Counsel for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the first General Counsel in the history of the Archdiocese. In that role, she provided counsel to the Archdiocese as well as various associated entities such as Catholic Charities, Second Harvest Food Bank, the Clarion Herald, Notre Dame Seminary, and over 100 elementary and high schools. Judge Vitter previously worked as an associate at Abbott & Meeks Law Firm which specialized in Maritime litigation. Prior to that role, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans, trying over 100 jury trials with a specialty in homicide prosecutions. At the time she left the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, she was Chief of the Trials Division, overseeing the trial attorneys in ten sections of Criminal District Court. Judge Vitter received her BA degree from Sam Houston State University, earning her degree in 3 ½ years and Law Degree from Tulane University Law School. She and her husband David, both New Orleans natives, are the very proud parents of four young adults.