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Confirmed

Alexander Van Hook

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

NominatedOctober 21, 2025

Senate Judiciary HearingOctober 22, 2025

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciaryNovember 20, 2025 (16-6)

ConfirmedJanuary 8, 2026 (53-40)

  • Alexander Van Hook is currently the Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.
  • His previous roles include:
    • First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.
    • Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.
  • Van Hook served as a law clerk for then-Chief Judge Henry A. Politz (5th Cir.) and then-Judge Tom Stagg (W.D. La.).
  • He graduated from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1997.
  • Refused to answer who won the 2020 election.
  • Refused to say what happened on January 6.
  • For more on Van Hook, check out our partners at Accountable.US’s factsheet.