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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. Second Circuit – Shreveport. Third Circuit – Lake Charles. Fourth Circuit – New Orleans. Fifth Circuit – Gretna.
lawd.uscourts.gov. The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (in case citations, W.D. La.) is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. These cities comprise the Western District ...
Layshock v. Hermitage School District, 593 F.3d 249 (2010), was a freedom of speech case of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in which the arguments surrounded the online speech of a public school student. The appeals court affirmed the decision of the district court that the student's suspension for parodying his ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts: District of Delaware. District of New Jersey. Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Middle District of Pennsylvania.
In 2023, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the drawing of Louisiana’s congressional districts was an illegal racial gerrymander by the Republican-controlled legislature, drawn to dilute the influence of African-Americans and lock in White majorities in five out of six districts, despite the former making up a third of Louisiana's ...
The thirteenth is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals of certain, specific subject matter, for example, patent law. Congress has authorized 179 judgeships, [ 1 ] though the total number of judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort. It is composed of seven justices and meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Court has original jurisdiction over matters arising from disciplinary matters involving the bench and bar. [1] The Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over any case where a ...
Brigham Young University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) Kent Amos Jordan (born October 24, 1957) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 2002 to 2006.