Chief Justice Currently Seated

John L. Weimer

Louisiana Supreme Court · Appointed 1998

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Judicial record

605 opinions where John L. Weimer sat on the panel, spanning 1998–2026.

110 Majority authored
493 Joined majority
2 Dissents

By court

  • La. 472
  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 133

By disposition

  • Other 136
  • Reversed 73
  • Affirmed 50
  • Mixed 31
  • Remanded 12
  • Dismissed 9
  • Granted 9
  • Vacated 9
  • Denied 4
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

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

0 20 40 60 80 100 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 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 1991: 59 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1992: 54 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1993: 66 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1994: 56 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1995: 48 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1996: 36 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1997: 44 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1998: 46 votes — Douglas Gonzales 1999: 25 votes — Douglas Gonzales 2000: 35 votes — Douglas Gonzales 2001: 25 votes — Douglas Gonzales 2002: 7 votes — Douglas Gonzales
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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 L. Weimer sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
2026-CD-00927 La. 2026-07-31 Stay lifted. Injunction lifted. Reversed and rendered. John T. Fuller v. State of Louisiana; Jeff Landry in His Official Capacity as G…
2025-KP-01014 La. 2026-06-29 — State of Louisiana v. Jimmie C. Duncan
2025-KK-01398 La. 2026-06-29 Affirmed and remanded. State of Louisiana v. Messiah Owney
2025-C-01318 La. 2026-06-29 Affirmed. Johnny Cousain v. Smitty's Supply, Inc. and National Union Fire Insurance Compa…
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-01197 La. 2026-05-01 Affirmed as. Theopholia Thomas v. Bnsf Railway Company
2025-O-01587 La. 2026-05-01 — In Re: Judge John C. Reeves Seventh Judicial District Court Parishes of Concord…
2025-CQ-00856 La. 2026-04-10 — Edward F. Breaux, Jr.; Linda Breaux v. Kevin Ray Worrell; City of Wilson North …
2025-O-01449 La. 2026-03-06 — In Re: Judge Sheva Sims
2025-CA-00708 La. 2026-03-06 Reversed, rendered, and remanded. Esplanade Mall Realty Holdings, LLC v. Joseph P. Lopinto III, in His Capacity a…
2025-CJ-00950 La. 2026-03-06 Affirmed. Sarah Allen Davidson v. Terrance Hardy
2025-KK-00471 La. 2026-03-06 Reversed. State of Louisiana v. Christopher Cloudie
2025-KP-00209 La. 2026-03-06 Reversed and remanded. State of Louisiana v. Jarvis Turner
2024-K-00761 La. 2026-03-06 And remanded. State of Louisiana v. Michael Steven White