Louisiana Senate President J. Cameron Henry Jr. appointed Third Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton to the Judiciary Commission.
Judge Hampton has acquired over four decades of legal experience across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. He has served as an assistant district attorney, a public defender, and an active member of numerous judicial and civic organizations.
Judge Hampton is a current member of the American Judges Association and the Louisiana District Judges Association (currently serving as the First Vice President), was appointed to the Executive Board of the District Judges Association in 2021, and is a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute. He is also a member of the Order of the Coif.
Most recently, Judge Hampton was recognized with the 2025 Judge Benjamin Jones Judges in the Classroom Award and serves on the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Judges in the Classroom/Students in the Courtroom Task Force.
Judge Hampton has previously served a four-year term as a district-judge member of the Judiciary Commission appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2022. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University in 1978, a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University School of Law in 1981, and a Master of Laws from Southern Methodist University in 1990.
Judge Bruce Hampton will assume this role on the Judiciary Commission beginning May 4th, 2027.
