Carl Barbier
| Carl J. Barbier | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| Assumed office October 1, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Okla Jones |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A.) Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (J.D.) |
Carl Joseph Barbier (born 1944)[1] is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Early life and education
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Barbier attended West Jefferson High School before receiveing a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1966 and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1970. He was a law clerk to William Redman, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit from 1969 to 1970, and to Fred Cassibry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana from 1970 to 1971.
Career
Barbier was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1971 to 1998.
Judicial service
On May 19, 1998, Barbier was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Okla Jones. Barbier was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1998, and received his commission on October 1, 1998.
In August 2010 he was appointed to hear the cases in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is expected that at least 300 cases will be consolidated in his court.[2]
On November 14, 2011, Barbier ruled that BP, the company that leased the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, must face federal maritime lawsuits by Alabama and Louisiana.[3] On September 4, 2014, he further found BP to be grossly negligent in the spill, attributing 67% of the blame to the company.[4] As a result, the company may be liable for as much as $18 billion in fines under the Clean Water Act.
References
External links
- Carl Barbier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1998–present |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Lawyers from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Southeastern Louisiana University alumni
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
