New Orleans, LA – The Louisiana State Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Mary J. Mudrick, a retired Assistant United States Attorney, as judge pro tempore of Shreveport City Court Division C. The appointment is effective from January 8, 2024, through December 31, 2024, or until the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Pammela Lattier on December 31, 2023, is filled—whichever occurs sooner.
Ms. Mudrick brings a wealth of legal experience to the position. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern University A&M College in 1980 and obtained her juris doctor degree from Southern University School of Law in 1983. Her distinguished career includes a significant tenure with the United States Department of Justice, where she served as Assistant United States Attorney from 1999 to 2023.
Throughout her career, Ms. Mudrick held various key roles, including Civil Rights Coordinator (Criminal/Civil) from 2016 to 2022, Criminal Chief/Shreveport Office from 2010 to 2016, Civil Rights Coordinator (Criminal) from 2008 to 2018, and Project Safe Neighborhood’s Coordinator from 2002 to 2008. Additionally, she served as the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Shreveport in 1999.
Ms. Mudrick’s local government experience includes her time at the Shreveport City Attorney’s Office as an Assistant City Attorney from 1997 to 1998. She sat as Judge Ad Hoc at Shreveport City Court from 1995 to 1997, and she served as City Prosecutor from 1989 to 1995 and Assistant City Attorney from 1986 to 1989. Early in her career, Ms. Mudrick worked as a judicial law clerk to Judge Carl E. Stewart and Judge John Ballard from 1985 to 1986.
