Kristen Amond Selected as U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen D. Amond, a former chair of the LSBA Young Lawyers Division, has been selected to serve as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.Amond served as chair of the LSBA Young Lawyers Division in 2024-25 after previously serving as chair-elect, secretary and a District 1 representative on the YLD Council. A New Orleans attorney, Amond has handled complex commercial and civil rights litigation in federal and Louisiana state courts and has served as outside general counsel to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. She also is a trained mediator and has accepted appointments through the civil pro bono panels of the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Amond earned her JD, magna cum laude, from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2016, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Louisiana Law Review. She previously clerked for U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The LSBA congratulates Amond on her selection.