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Hightower

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit

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Judicial record

746 opinions where Hightower sat on the panel, spanning 1989–1999.

4 Majority authored
742 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 746

By disposition

  • Affirmed 269
  • Reversed 56
  • Mixed 19
  • Remanded 18
  • Other 6
  • Dismissed 5
  • Vacated 5
  • Granted 1

Panel votes per year

How Hightower's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with David Williams for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 25 50 75 100 125 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 2018 2021 1989: 83 votes — Hightower 1990: 93 votes — Hightower 1991: 81 votes — Hightower 1992: 85 votes — Hightower 1993: 74 votes — Hightower 1994: 72 votes — Hightower 1995: 57 votes — Hightower 1996: 72 votes — Hightower 1997: 60 votes — Hightower 1998: 60 votes — Hightower 1999: 9 votes — Hightower 1968: 5 votes — David Williams 1970: 19 votes — David Williams 1971: 2 votes — David Williams 1973: 7 votes — David Williams 1974: 48 votes — David Williams 1975: 1 vote — David Williams 1982: 46 votes — David Williams 1983: 49 votes — David Williams 1984: 66 votes — David Williams 1985: 63 votes — David Williams 1986: 68 votes — David Williams 1987: 48 votes — David Williams 1988: 68 votes — David Williams 1989: 66 votes — David Williams 1990: 51 votes — David Williams 1991: 63 votes — David Williams 1992: 4 votes — David Williams 1993: 59 votes — David Williams 1994: 53 votes — David Williams 1995: 85 votes — David Williams 1996: 83 votes — David Williams 1997: 84 votes — David Williams 1998: 84 votes — David Williams 1999: 95 votes — David Williams 2000: 99 votes — David Williams 2001: 92 votes — David Williams 2002: 76 votes — David Williams 2003: 90 votes — David Williams 2004: 63 votes — David Williams 2005: 95 votes — David Williams 2006: 99 votes — David Williams 2007: 106 votes — David Williams 2008: 122 votes — David Williams 2009: 101 votes — David Williams 2010: 83 votes — David Williams 2011: 43 votes — David Williams 2019: 29 votes — David Williams 2020: 38 votes — David Williams 2021: 2 votes — David Williams
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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 Hightower sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
31,352-KW La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-02-26 Remanded Brown v. Taylor
31,531-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-22 — Poret v. BILLY RAY BEDSOLE TIMBER
31,480-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-22 Affirmed Walters v. Greer
31,407-CA, 31,649-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 Affirmed Clark v. City of Shreveport
31,427-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 — Long v. Bruns
31,433-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 — State v. Jackson
31,412-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 Reversed in part; affirmed in part Nwokolo v. Torrey
31,726-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 Affirmed as amended State v. Malone
31,527-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1999-01-20 — State v. Minnifield
31315-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-14 — Haile v. City of Monroe
31,362-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-09 — Sanders v. Bain
31,511-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-09 Affirmed State v. Morvan
31,569-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-09 Affirmed State v. Jones
31,277-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-09 Affirmed State v. Isaac
No. 31,391-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998-12-09 — State v. Green