Judge Currently Seated

John J. Molaison, Jr.

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit · Appointed August 1, 2018

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Judicial record

541 opinions where John J. Molaison, Jr. sat on the panel, spanning 2019–2025.

9 Majority authored
532 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 541

By disposition

  • Affirmed 206
  • Other 206
  • Reversed 46
  • Mixed 42
  • Vacated 22
  • Remanded 10
  • Dismissed 8
  • Denied 1

Panel votes per year

How John J. Molaison, Jr.'s panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Scott U. Schlegel for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 35 70 105 140 175 2019 2021 2023 2025 2026 2019: 38 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2020: 60 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2021: 66 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2022: 81 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2023: 101 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2024: 120 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2025: 75 votes — John J. Molaison, Jr. 2023: 38 votes — Scott U. Schlegel 2024: 156 votes — Scott U. Schlegel 2025: 86 votes — Scott U. Schlegel 2026: 7 votes — Scott U. Schlegel
  • John J. Molaison, Jr.
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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 John J. Molaison, Jr. sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
25-K-475 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-14 Writ Granted State of Louisiana Versus McKinsey Bowman
25-C-448 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-10 Writ Denied Alpine Exploration Companies, Inc. Versus Moncla Pressure Pumping, L.L.C., and …
25-K-458 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied State of Louisiana Versus Lucien Bazley
24-K-586 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied Lucien P. Bazley Versus State
24-K-309 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied Lucien Bazley Versus Cox, Judge, 24th Jdc
25-KH-417 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-08 Writ Denied State of Louisiana Versus Darrel Jones
25-C-444 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-08 Writ Granted Diamond Raymond Versus Kerry T. Raymond
25-KH-462 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-07 Writ Denied Jonathan Johnson Versus State of Louisiana
25-KH-374 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-06 Writ Granted 5th Cir. Court of Appeals Versus Brandon P. Gray, Sr.
25-C-457 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-01 Writ Granted Jason Franco Versus Wright & Gray, LLC
25-KH-437 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-09-25 DENIED AS MOOT Larry Davis Versus State of Louisiana
25-CA-64 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-09-24 Affirmed Johnathanio Conley Versus Terrance Kinchen, 2322 West Expressway, L.L.C. and Br…
25-CA-19 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-09-24 Affirmed in Part, reversed in part and remanded In Re: Medical Review Panel Proceeding of Ronald Laporte (D)
25-CA-113 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-09-24 Affirmed Kathryn Steele and Steele Strategies, Inc. Versus Michael D. Kotler, Pelican St…
25-C-435 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-09-24 Writ Denied Pirco, LLC Versus Rkrt Real Estate Investors, LLC and Robert E. Tillman