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John Louis Weimer III (born October 2, 1954) is an American judge who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana 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
The state of Louisiana has 42 district courts, with each serving at least one parish. ... Chief Judge: Robert P. Waddell: 3: A: Domestic: Republican: District Judge:
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 ...
Elected in 2008 to serve as a judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Louisiana, he replaced retiring Judge Glenn W. Strong. He assumed that office on January 1, 2009. [3] In 2015, Doughty was reelected to the court and received the Citizen Lawyer Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association. Doughty retired from the state bench on March 8 ...
District Judge Karen K. Caldwell: Lexington: 1956 2001–present 2012–2019 — G.W. Bush: 16 District Judge David Bunning: Covington: 1966 2002–present — — G.W. Bush: 17 District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove: Frankfort: 1960 2006–present — — G.W. Bush: 19 District Judge Claria Horn Boom [Note 1] London: 1969 2018–present ...
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]
The Louisiana Constitution, Art. 5, § 6, provides that "The judge oldest in point of service on the supreme court shall be chief justice." [ 5 ] When Justice Bernette Johnson was elected in 1994, she technically filled a seat on a state appeals court but was assigned to serve on the Supreme Court on a full-time basis under the terms of a ...