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J Louis Watkins jr

Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · Appointed 1979

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Judicial record

1135 opinions where J Louis Watkins jr sat on the panel, spanning 1980–1997.

1134 Joined majority
1 Dissents

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1134
  • La. 1

By disposition

  • Affirmed 339
  • Reversed 101
  • Mixed 44
  • Other 15
  • Dismissed 14
  • Remanded 13
  • Vacated 10
  • Granted 8
  • Denied 4
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

How J Louis Watkins jr's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Covington for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 30 60 90 120 150 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1997 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 1974: 6 votes — Covington 1975: 46 votes — Covington 1976: 78 votes — Covington 1977: 76 votes — Covington 1978: 56 votes — Covington 1979: 48 votes — Covington 1980: 81 votes — Covington 1981: 82 votes — Covington 1982: 84 votes — Covington 1983: 109 votes — Covington 1984: 87 votes — Covington 1985: 96 votes — Covington 1986: 126 votes — Covington 1987: 100 votes — Covington 1988: 53 votes — Covington 1989: 38 votes — Covington 1990: 53 votes — Covington 1991: 61 votes — Covington 1992: 48 votes — Covington 1993: 3 votes — Covington
  • J Louis Watkins jr
  • Covington

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 J Louis Watkins jr sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
95 CA 1820 R, 95 CA 1821 R La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-08-22 — Petroleum Rental Tools, Inc. v. Hal Oil & Gas Co.
96 CA 0793 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-07-02 — Liberty Mut. v. La. Ins. Rating Com'n
96 KA 0961 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-06-20 Remanded State v. Smith
96 CA 1232 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-05-28 — Babin v. First Energy Corp.
96 CA 1230 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-05-28 — Spencer v. Gaylord Container Corp.
96 CA 2716 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-04-25 — Cressey v. Foster
94 CA 1210R La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-04-23 — Deumite v. State
96 CA 1231 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-03-27 — Lawly Brooke Burns Trust v. RKR, INC.
96 CA 1304 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-03-27 — Adams v. CAJUN DISPOSAL INC.
96 CA 1257 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-03-27 — Brown v. Adolph
96 CA 0755 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-02-14 — McKey v. General Motors Corp.
96 CA 0805 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997-02-14 — Davis v. Louisiana State Bd. of Nursing
96 CA 0535, 96 CA 0536 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996-12-20 — Brunett v. Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries
96 CA 0547 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996-12-20 — Jackson v. Frisard
96 KW 0134 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996-12-20 — State v. Nixon