Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
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The Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate courts for the state of Louisiana.
There are five circuits, each covering a different group of parishes.[1] Each circuit is subdivided into three districts.[2]
As with the Louisiana Supreme Court, the regular judicial terms on the courts of appeal are ten years.
The courts of appeal are housed in the following cities in Louisiana:
First Circuit – Baton Rouge. See Samuel A. LeBlanc I, Luther F. Cole, Douglas Gonzales, John Michael Guidry, Jefferson D. Hughes III, Samuel A. LeBlanc I, Morris Lottinger Jr., Morris Lottinger Sr., Albert Tate Jr., and J. Louis Watkins Jr.
Second Circuit – Shreveport. See H. Welborn Ayres, Walter O. Bigby, James E. Bolin, Henry Newton Brown Jr., Jeff Cox, Harmon Caldwell Drew, Harmon Drew Jr., A. B. George, Fred W. Jones Jr., Pike Hall Jr., George W. Hardy Jr., Robert F. Kennon, Cecil Cherry Lowe (ad hoc), Charles A. Marvin, J. Frank McInnis, William Norris, III, Charles B. Peatross, O. E. Price, Robert Roberts Jr., Carl E. Stewart, Lynn Kyle Watkins, and Jeffrey P. Victory.
Third Circuit – Lake Charles. See William A. Culpepper, Alfred Briggs Irion, Jeannette Knoll, Jonathan Perry, Elizabeth Pickett, Albert Tate Jr., and Henry L. Yelverton.
Fourth Circuit – New Orleans. See Philip Ciaccio and Albert Estopinal Jr.
Fifth Circuit – Gretna. See Charles Grisbaum Jr., and Greg G. Guidry.
Jurisdiction
The Circuit Courts of Appeal have appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and most criminal cases that are tryable by a jury. A court of appeal also has supervisory jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders and decrees in cases which are heard in the trial courts within their geographical circuits. One unique feature of the Courts of Appeal of Louisiana is that they are able to review questions of fact, as well as questions of law, in civil cases. In appeals of criminal cases, however, the appellate jurisdiction of the courts of appeal extends only to questions of law.[2]
1st Circuit
Parishes Included:
- 1st District: Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Mary, Terrebonne, and West Baton Rouge
- 2nd District: East Baton Rouge
- 3rd District: East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana
Circuit Seat: First Circuit Courthouse (Baton Rouge)
| Title | Name | District | Subdistrict | Election Section | Division | Party | Term |
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| Chief Judge | Vanessa Guidry-Whipple | 1 | D | Democrat | 1991– | ||
| Circuit Judge | John Michael Guidry | 2 | 2 | D | Democrat | 1997– | |
| Circuit Judge | J. Michael "Mike" McDonald | 2 | 1 | B | Republican | 2003– | |
| Circuit Judge | Page McClendon | 3 | B | Republican | 2002– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Jewel E. "Duke" Welch | 2 | 1 | C | Republican | 2004– | |
| Circuit Judge | Toni M. Higginbotham | 2 | 1 | A | Republican | 2010– | |
| Circuit Judge | William J. Crain | 3 | D | Republican | 2013– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Mitchell R. Theriot | 1 | B | Republican | 2012– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Guy Holdridge | 1 | 1 | C | Republican | 2015– | |
| Circuit Judge | Wayne Ray Chutz | 3 | A | Republican | 2015– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Allison H. Penzato | 3 | C | Republican | 2017– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Walter I. Lanier, III | 1 | A | Republican | 2019– |
2nd Circuit
Parishes Included: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll, Winn
Circuit Seat: Second Circuit Courthouse (Shreveport)
| Title | Name | District | Election Section | Division | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | Felicia Toney Williams | 1 | 1 | C | Democrat | 1993– |
| Circuit Judge | D. Milton Moore, III | 1 | 2 | B | Democrat | 2002– |
| Circuit Judge | John Larry Lolley | 1 | 2 | A | Democrat | 2003– |
| Circuit Judge | Frances Jones Pitman | 3 | 2 | B | Republican | 2013– |
| Circuit Judge | Jeanette G. Garrett | 3 | 2 | C | Independent | 2013– |
| Circuit Judge | Shonda D. Stone | 3 | 1 | A | Democrat | 2016– |
| Circuit Judge | "Jeff" Cox | 2 | C | Republican | 2017– | |
| Circuit Judge | James M. Stephens | 2 | A | Democrat | 1998– | |
| Circuit Judge | Jay McCallum | 2 | A | Independent | 2018– | |
| Circuit Judge | vacant | 2 | B |
3rd Circuit
Parishes Included: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion, Vernon
Circuit Seat: Third Circuit Courthouse (Lake Charles)
| Title | Name | District | Election Section | Division | Party | Term |
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| Chief Judge | Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux | 2 | 1 | C | Democrat | 1992– |
| Circuit Judge | Sylvia R. Cooks | 3 | 2 | D | Democrat | 1992– |
| Circuit Judge | John D. Saunders | 3 | 1 | C | Democrat | 1993–[6] |
| Circuit Judge | Elizabeth A. Pickett | 1 | A | Democrat | 1997– | |
| Circuit Judge | Billy H. Ezell | 2 | 2 | B | Republican | 2003– |
| Circuit Judge | Shannon J. Gremillion | 1 | C | Democrat | 2008– | |
| Circuit Judge | Phyllis M. Keaty | 3 | 5 | A | Republican | 2010– |
| Circuit Judge | John E. Conery | 3 | 3 | E | Republican | 2013– |
| Circuit Judge | D. Kent Savoie | 2 | 2 | A | Republican | 2015– |
| Circuit Judge | Van H. Kyzar | 1 | B | Democrat | 2017– | |
| Circuit Judge | Candyce Perret | 1 | C | Republican | 2017– | |
| Circuit Judge | Jonathan W. Perry | Republican | 2019– |
4th Circuit
Parishes Included: Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard
Circuit Seat: Fourth Circuit Courthouse (New Orleans)
| Title | Name | District | Division | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | James F. McKay, III | at large | Democrat | 1998– | |
| Circuit Judge | Terri F. Love | 1 | E | Democrat | 2000– |
| Circuit Judge | Edwin A. Lombard | 1 | A | Democrat | 2003– |
| Circuit Judge | Roland Belsome | at large | Democrat | 2004– | |
| Circuit Judge | Daniel L. Dysart | 3 | A | Democrat | 2010– |
| Circuit Judge | Joyce Cossich Lobrano | 2 | A | Republican | 2010– |
| Circuit Judge | Rose Ledet | 1 | G | Democrat | 2010– |
| Circuit Judge | Sandra Cabrina Jenkins | 1 | H | Democrat | 2012– |
| Circuit Judge | Regina Bartholomew-Woods | 1 | D | Democrat | 2017– |
| Circuit Judge | Paula A. Brown | 1 | C | Democrat | 2017– |
| Circuit Judge | Tiffany G. Chase | Democrat | 2017– | ||
| Circuit Judge | Dale N. Atkins | Democrat | 2018– |
5th Circuit
Parishes Included: Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist
Circuit Seat: Fifth Circuit Courthouse (Gretna)
| Title | Name | District | Election Section | Division | Party | Term |
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| Chief Judge | Susan M. Chehardy | 1 | D | Republican | 1998– | |
| Circuit Judge | Fredericka H. Wicker | 1 | B | Republican | 2006– | |
| Circuit Judge | Jude G. Gravois | 2 | H | Democrat | 2011– | |
| Circuit Judge | Marc E. Johnson | 1 | 2 | C | Democrat | 2009– |
| Circuit Judge | Robert A. Chaisson | 3 | I | Democrat | 2011– | |
| Circuit Judge | Stephen J. Windhorst | 1 | E | Republican | 2012– | |
| Circuit Judge | Hans J. Liljeberg | 1 | F | Republican | 2012– | |
| Circuit Judge | John J. Molaison, Jr. | G | Republican | 2018– |
References
- ^ Map of judicial circuits of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
- ^ a b Louisiana State Judiciary homepage
- ^ "Judges". Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit, 22 Nov. 2016. Accessed 2 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "Court Personnel Overview". Court of Appeal, Second Circuit State of Louisiana. Accessed 2 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "Personnel Directory: Judges". State of Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "John Saunders". Bloomberg. Accessed 3 Apr. 2017
- ^ "Judicial Biography: Active Judges". State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "Court Personnel". Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2017.
External links
- Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal homepage
- Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal homepage
- Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal homepage
- Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal homepage
- Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal homepage
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