Chad A. Dudley was born in Los Angeles, California on February 25, 1974. He attended Louisiana State University where he received his B.S. in 1996 and his J.D. in 2000. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2000. He has practiced before the Louisiana and United States District Courts, First Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; and United States District Courts for the Middle District of Louisiana.