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Louisiana
Current Judges
Hillary Crain
Hillary Crain
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
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Appointed 1995
Biography pending scraper ingestion.
Judicial record
1412 opinions
where Hillary Crain sat on the panel,
spanning 1972–2025.
35
Majority authored
1377
Joined majority
By court
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
1086
La.
325
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir.
1
By disposition
Affirmed
307
Other
186
Reversed
137
Mixed
72
Dismissed
25
Remanded
21
Denied
13
Granted
12
Vacated
9
Modified
2
Panel votes per year
How Hillary Crain's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
Overlaid with J Louis Watkins jr for comparison
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0
25
50
75
100
125
1972
1982
1992
2002
2012
2022
2025
1972: 2 votes — Hillary Crain
1973: 44 votes — Hillary Crain
1974: 25 votes — Hillary Crain
1983: 99 votes — Hillary Crain
1984: 91 votes — Hillary Crain
1985: 76 votes — Hillary Crain
1986: 70 votes — Hillary Crain
1987: 54 votes — Hillary Crain
1988: 72 votes — Hillary Crain
1989: 54 votes — Hillary Crain
1990: 51 votes — Hillary Crain
1991: 75 votes — Hillary Crain
1992: 73 votes — Hillary Crain
1993: 58 votes — Hillary Crain
1994: 61 votes — Hillary Crain
1995: 36 votes — Hillary Crain
1996: 34 votes — Hillary Crain
2011: 1 vote — Hillary Crain
2012: 1 vote — Hillary Crain
2013: 1 vote — Hillary Crain
2016: 2 votes — Hillary Crain
2017: 1 vote — Hillary Crain
2019: 106 votes — Hillary Crain
2020: 35 votes — Hillary Crain
2021: 42 votes — Hillary Crain
2022: 47 votes — Hillary Crain
2023: 55 votes — Hillary Crain
2024: 61 votes — Hillary Crain
2025: 85 votes — Hillary Crain
1980: 69 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1981: 66 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1982: 85 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1983: 96 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1984: 85 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1985: 71 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1986: 69 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1987: 87 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1988: 66 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1989: 56 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1990: 57 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1991: 74 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1992: 66 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1993: 61 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1994: 39 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1995: 30 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1996: 46 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
1997: 12 votes — J Louis Watkins jr
Hillary Crain
J Louis Watkins jr
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 Hillary Crain sat on the panel.
Docket
Court
Filed
Disposition
Case
2025-C-00857
La.
2025-12-23
Writ application granted.
Michael Munson, Individually And On Behalf Of His Minor Child, Ethan Munson, An…
2025-C-00855
La.
2025-12-23
Writ application granted.
Michael Munson, Individually And On Behalf Of His Minor Child, Ethan Munson, An…
2025-KK-00688
La.
2025-12-18
Affirmed.
Dwayne Williams v. State of Louisiana
2025-CC-00171
La.
2025-12-18
Affirmed and remanded.
Lealon Johnson v. Aecom Amentum Government Services
2025-K-00735
La.
2025-12-16
Writ application granted.
State Of Louisiana v. Michael R. Shorts, Jr.
2025-K-00718
La.
2025-12-16
Vacated
State Of Louisiana v. Johnny Vickers, Jr.
2025-KP-01495
La.
2025-12-12
Writ application granted.
Keith Ezidore v. Timothy Hooper, Warden
2025-O-01127
La.
2025-12-11
—
In Re: Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts
2025-O-00994
La.
2025-12-11
—
In Re: Judge Royale Colbert
2024-K-01588
La.
2025-12-11
Reversed.
State of Louisiana v. Gerald Manchip White
2025-KK-00944
La.
2025-12-09
Writ granted; court of appeal reversed
State Of Louisiana v. Easton Deondre Shelvin, Jr.
2025-C-00836
La.
2025-12-09
Vacated; trial court judgment reinstated
Darnelle Bordelon Arceneaux v. Bryan David Arceneaux C/w Darnelle Bordelon Arce…
2025-B-01293
La.
2025-11-19
—
In Re: Christopher Hummel Kane
2025-C-01057
La.
2025-11-19
Affirmed
Darcy Driver, Deann Driver And Danielle Driver-roussel, Individually And On Beh…
2025-KH-00734
La.
2025-11-19
Writ application granted.
State Of Louisiana v. Harry James Dugas