Louisiana Judges
Currently-seated judges of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Court of Appeal (all five circuits), sourced from the official judicial site. 60 on the bench.
Louisiana Supreme Court
7 JUSTICESJohn L. Weimer
Appointed 1998
Cade R. Cole
Appointed 2025
Jay B. McCallum
Opinions on record since 2012
Jefferson D. Hughes III
Appointed 2005
John Michael Guidry
Appointed 2025
Piper D. Griffin
Opinions on record since 2021
William H. Burris
Appointed 2026
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
12 JUDGESPage McClendon
Appointed 2002
Allison H. Penzato
Opinions on record since 2019
Blair D. Edwards
Appointed 2025
Christopher Hester
Opinions on record since 2021
Elizabeth P. Wolfe
Opinions on record since 2020
Hunter Greene
Appointed 2023
Kelly Balfour
Opinions on record since 2025
Mitchell R. Theriot
Opinions on record since 2013
Steven Miller
Appointed 2023
Tess P. Stromberg
Opinions on record since 2024
Walter I. Lanier III
Appointed 2002
Wilson E. Fields
Opinions on record since 2025
Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit
9 JUDGESFrances Jones Pitman
Opinions on record since 2019
Craig O. Marcotte
Opinions on record since 2022
Danny Ellender
Opinions on record since 2023
James M. Stephens
Appointed 2018
Jeff Cox
Appointed 2017
Jeff Robinson
Appointed 2021
Jefferson R. Thompson
Appointed 2019
Marcus L. Hunter
Opinions on record since 2021
Shonda D. Stone
Opinions on record since 2019
Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit
12 JUDGESElizabeth A. Pickett
Appointed 1997
Candyce G. Perret
Appointed 2017
Charles G. Fitzgerald
Opinions on record since 2021
Clayton Davis
Opinions on record since 2025
Gary J. Ortego
Opinions on record since 2022
Guy E. Bradberry
Opinions on record since 2023
Jonathan W. Perry
Opinions on record since 2019
Ledricka J. Thierry
Opinions on record since 2023
Shannon J. Gremillion
Appointed 2008
Sharon D. Wilson
Opinions on record since 2021
Van H. Kyzar
Appointed 2017
Wilbur L. Stiles
Opinions on record since 2023
Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit
12 JUDGESRoland L. Belsome
Appointed 2004
Dale N. Atkins
Opinions on record since 2019
Daniel L. Dysart
Appointed 2010
Joy Cossich Lobrano
Appointed 2012
Karen K. Herman
Opinions on record since 2023
Monique G. Morial
Appointed 2025
Nakisha Ervin-Knott
Opinions on record since 2023
Paula A. Brown
Appointed 2018
Rachael D. Johnson
Appointed 2023
Rosemary Ledet
Appointed 2010
Sandra Cabrina Jenkins
Opinions on record since 2019
Tiffany Gautier Chase
Opinions on record since 2019
Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit
8 JUDGESFredericka H. Wicker
Appointed 2006
John J. Molaison, Jr.
Appointed 2018
Jude G. Gravois
Appointed 2010
Marc E. Johnson
Appointed 2009
Scott U. Schlegel
Opinions on record since 2023
Stephen J. Windhorst
Opinions on record since 2019
Susan M. Chehardy
Appointed 1998
Timothy S. Marcel
Appointed 2024