Associate Justice Currently Seated

Jefferson D. Hughes III

Louisiana Supreme Court · Appointed 2005

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Judicial record

833 opinions where Jefferson D. Hughes III sat on the panel, spanning 1981–2026.

40 Majority authored
793 Joined majority

By court

  • La. 456
  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 369
  • La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 8

By disposition

  • Other 178
  • Reversed 97
  • Affirmed 94
  • Mixed 28
  • Dismissed 16
  • Vacated 14
  • Remanded 13
  • Denied 6
  • Granted 5
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

How Jefferson D. Hughes III's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with John L. Weimer for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 25 50 75 100 125 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2026 1981: 8 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2005: 28 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2006: 46 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2007: 80 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2008: 66 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2009: 100 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2010: 35 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2011: 14 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2014: 2 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2015: 5 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2016: 17 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2017: 22 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2018: 15 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2019: 14 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2020: 29 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2021: 57 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2022: 63 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2023: 77 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2024: 53 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2025: 94 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 2026: 8 votes — Jefferson D. Hughes III 1998: 21 votes — John L. Weimer 1999: 35 votes — John L. Weimer 2000: 44 votes — John L. Weimer 2001: 33 votes — John L. Weimer 2002: 6 votes — John L. Weimer 2003: 5 votes — John L. Weimer 2004: 7 votes — John L. Weimer 2005: 5 votes — John L. Weimer 2006: 3 votes — John L. Weimer 2007: 7 votes — John L. Weimer 2008: 4 votes — John L. Weimer 2009: 3 votes — John L. Weimer 2010: 11 votes — John L. Weimer 2011: 10 votes — John L. Weimer 2012: 4 votes — John L. Weimer 2013: 1 vote — John L. Weimer 2014: 3 votes — John L. Weimer 2015: 14 votes — John L. Weimer 2016: 15 votes — John L. Weimer 2017: 18 votes — John L. Weimer 2018: 17 votes — John L. Weimer 2019: 15 votes — John L. Weimer 2020: 18 votes — John L. Weimer 2021: 46 votes — John L. Weimer 2022: 49 votes — John L. Weimer 2023: 66 votes — John L. Weimer 2024: 52 votes — John L. Weimer 2025: 77 votes — John L. Weimer 2026: 16 votes — John L. Weimer
  • Jefferson D. Hughes III
  • John L. Weimer

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 Jefferson D. Hughes III sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
2026-CD-00594 La. 2026-06-01 Stay lifted. Writ granted. Reversed and rendered. Gary Crockett v. State of Louisiana; Jeff Landry, in His Official Capacity as G…
2025-CC-00971 La. 2026-05-29 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded. Vinton Harbor & Terminal District v. Reunion Energy Company
2025-C-00551 La. 2026-05-01 Affirmed in part. Bruce A. O'krepki, Independent of the Succession of Richard E. O'Krepki v. Pene…
2025-C-01197 La. 2026-05-01 Affirmed as. Theopholia Thomas v. Bnsf Railway Company
2025-KA-00896 La. 2026-05-01 Affirmed and remanded. State of Louisiana v. Maya Jones
2025-CQ-00856 La. 2026-04-10 — Edward F. Breaux, Jr.; Linda Breaux v. Kevin Ray Worrell; City of Wilson North …
2025-KK-00471 La. 2026-03-06 Reversed. State of Louisiana v. Christopher Cloudie
2025-C-00367 La. 2026-03-06 Affirmed. Succession of Laurie Maria Brocato
2025-KH-01336 La. 2025-12-23 Writ application denied. State Of Louisiana v. Cody Allen Bell
2025-KH-00869 La. 2025-12-23 Writ application denied. State Of Louisiana v. Jamie Benard Mitchell
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-K-00761 La. 2025-12-23 Writ application granted. State Of Louisiana v. Demarious Hicks
2025-KK-00688 La. 2025-12-18 Affirmed. Dwayne Williams v. State of Louisiana
2025-B-00537 La. 2025-12-18 — In Re: Henry L. Klein