A Shreveport City Court judge nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana cleared a key hurdle this month when the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced his nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.

Brian Barber, of Louisiana, was nominated by the White House on Oct. 21, 2025, to serve a four-year term as U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana, succeeding Henry Lee Whitehorn Sr., whose term expired. The nomination was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee upon receipt and was reported out of committee by Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley on March 19, 2026, placing it on the Senate Executive Calendar for a full Senate vote.

No definitive timeline has been set for the Senate floor vote, though action is expected in the coming months.

Barber serves in Division B on the Shreveport City Court, where he is in his second term. He has also served as an ad hoc judge in Bossier, Minden, and Natchitoches city courts, and is a former assistant district attorney in Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes.

The U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana oversees court security, prisoner transport, fugitive operations, and federal court process across 42 parishes, with courthouses in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, and Lafayette.