Judge Currently Seated

Gary J. Ortego

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit

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Judicial record

265 opinions where Gary J. Ortego sat on the panel, spanning 2022–2026.

265 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 265

By disposition

  • Affirmed 133
  • Reversed 31
  • Denied 26
  • Other 17
  • Dismissed 11
  • Mixed 11
  • Remanded 6
  • Vacated 6

Panel votes per year

How Gary J. Ortego's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Van H. Kyzar for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 30 60 90 120 150 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2026 2022: 56 votes — Gary J. Ortego 2023: 90 votes — Gary J. Ortego 2024: 78 votes — Gary J. Ortego 2025: 33 votes — Gary J. Ortego 2026: 8 votes — Gary J. Ortego 2017: 97 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2018: 142 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2019: 121 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2020: 84 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2021: 78 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2022: 74 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2023: 93 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2024: 80 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2025: 27 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2026: 4 votes — Van H. Kyzar
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Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Gary J. Ortego sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
CA-0025-0298 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-25 Denied James H. Cureton v. James B. Blake" Cureton
KH-0024-0674 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-18 Rehearing denied State of Louisiana v. Dwayne Demouchet
CA-0025-0588 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-11 Affirmed in part; vacated in part Nickie Martin v. Lafayette Consolidated Government Code of Ordinances
KA-0025-0705 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-11 Denied State of Louisiana v. Scott Keith Broussard A/K/A Scott K Broussard A/K/A Scott…
CA-0025-0522 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Affirmed Frank J. Culotta, M.D. v. Acadiana Pest Control, Inc.
CA-0025-0552 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Affirmed Healthy Gulf v. Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
CA-0026-0117 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Affirmed Kevin Cavell v. Kevin Patrick Johnson, Jr.
KA-0025-0484 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Reversed and remanded State of Louisiana v. Chad Scott
KA-0024-0690 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Kenneth Hardy A/K/A Kenneth Dewayne Hardy, Sr.
KA-0024-0552 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Reversed and remanded State of Louisiana v. Willie J. Stevens, Sr.
KA-0022-0481 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-23 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Carlos Anthony Toby
KA-0024-0574 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-23 Affirmed and remanded State of Louisiana v. Christopher Ledet, Jr.
KA-0024-0636 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-23 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Ke'undra Mekel Walker
CA-0024-0545 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-16 Affirmed Nathan Ross Porter v. Roderick Thibodeaux
CA-0024-0053 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-16 Denied State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co.