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Current Judges [7] [8]; Title Name Section Division Type Duty Station Party Term District Judge: C. Wendell Manning: 1: F: Civil: Morehouse Parish, Ouachita Parish: Republican: 2003- District Judge
He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991 and the Louisiana Senate in 1993. [2] [4] He was elected judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeal in 1997 [2], and was sworn in as chief judge on January 1, 2023. [4] He is the first Black chief judge in the history of the court. [1]
The Judiciary of Louisiana is defined under the Constitution and law of Louisiana and is composed of the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Justice of the Peace Courts, the Mayor's Courts, the City Courts, and the Parish Courts. The Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court is the chief ...
John Louis Weimer III (born October 2, 1954) is an American judge who has served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2021. [2] [3] Weimer received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University in 1980. In 1995, he was elected District Judge for the 17th Judicial District Court.
(five justices appointed by the governor, with the chief justice determined by time in service) Frank A. Monroe 1899–1914; 1914–1921, Chief Justice; Olivier O. Provosty 1901–1922; 1922, Chief Justice; Alfred D. Land 1903–1917; Walter B. Sommerville 1911–1921; Joseph Arsenne Breaux 1904–1914, Chief Justice
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
In 2001, Griffin was elected to the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. She has chaired numerous judicial committees and as well as serving as chief judge. [2] In 2019, Griffin was elected as Second Vice President of the Louisiana District Judges Associations. [3]
From 2005 to 2006, Edwards served as a law clerk for Judges Jeanette G. Garrett and Scott Crichton of the Caddo Parish District Court.From 2006 to 2014, he was an associate at Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts, A.P.L.C. in Shreveport and from 2014 to 2019, he was a shareholder and director at the same firm, where he focused on civil law, including torts and contracts.