Courtesy of Louisiana Supreme Court Public Information
Third Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton has been appointed to the Judiciary Commission by Louisiana Senate President J. Cameron Henry Jr. for a four-year term which began May 4.
Judge Hampton earned his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Louisiana Tech University in 1978 and was named Outstanding Finance Student. He earned his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law in 1981, and his Master of Laws from Southern Methodist University in 1990. He is a member of the Order of the Coif.
Judge Hampton brings 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 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. 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 previously served a four-year term as a district-judge member of the Judiciary Commission appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2022.
