Judge Danny Ellender

First District, Section 2, Division B

CAREER

• Appellate Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeal, began serving 2023
• District Judge, Fourth Judicial District Court, Division ‘K’, served 2009-2022
• Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 2002-2008
• Federal Indigent Defender Attorney, Western District of LA, 1995-2001
• Hearing Officer, Fourth Judicial District Court, 1997-1998
• Private law practice, Ellender Law Firm, 1993-2008
• Law Clerk / Staff Attorney, Second Circuit Court of Appeal, 1991-1993

EDUCATION

• LSU Law School, Baton Rouge, LA, Juris Doctorate
• LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications
• South Terrebonne High School, Bourg, LA

PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS

• Louisiana Judicial College Board of Governors
• Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court
• Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics
• Louisiana District Judges Association, Executive Committee
• Louisiana Judicial Leadership Institute
• Fourth Judicial District Bar Association
• Shreveport Bar Association
• Louisiana Bar Association
• Fred Fudickar American Inn of Court
• Continuing Legal Education Presenter
• Village of Mer Rouge, Alderman
• St. Frederick High School, Board of Directors
• Northeast Louisiana Red Mass Society
• Northeast Louisiana Red Cross Board of Directors
• LSU Ag-Business Leadership Program
• Leadership Ouachita