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Michael Kirby

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit · Appointed 1999

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Judicial record

276 opinions where Michael Kirby sat on the panel, spanning 1999–2022.

2 Majority authored
273 Joined majority
1 Dissents

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 269
  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 4
  • La. 3

By disposition

  • Affirmed 95
  • Reversed 25
  • Mixed 14
  • Remanded 10
  • Dismissed 3
  • Denied 2
  • Other 1
  • Vacated 1

Panel votes per year

How Michael Kirby's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Armstrong for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 20 40 60 80 100 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2022 1999: 11 votes — Michael Kirby 2000: 34 votes — Michael Kirby 2001: 14 votes — Michael Kirby 2002: 19 votes — Michael Kirby 2003: 25 votes — Michael Kirby 2004: 28 votes — Michael Kirby 2005: 22 votes — Michael Kirby 2006: 37 votes — Michael Kirby 2007: 49 votes — Michael Kirby 2008: 28 votes — Michael Kirby 2009: 3 votes — Michael Kirby 2010: 3 votes — Michael Kirby 2019: 1 vote — Michael Kirby 2020: 1 vote — Michael Kirby 2022: 1 vote — Michael Kirby 1984: 22 votes — Armstrong 1985: 44 votes — Armstrong 1986: 58 votes — Armstrong 1987: 45 votes — Armstrong 1988: 58 votes — Armstrong 1989: 70 votes — Armstrong 1990: 53 votes — Armstrong 1991: 64 votes — Armstrong 1992: 65 votes — Armstrong 1993: 82 votes — Armstrong 1994: 63 votes — Armstrong 1995: 61 votes — Armstrong 1996: 60 votes — Armstrong 1997: 71 votes — Armstrong 1998: 42 votes — Armstrong 1999: 17 votes — Armstrong 2000: 17 votes — Armstrong 2001: 13 votes — Armstrong 2002: 15 votes — Armstrong 2003: 25 votes — Armstrong 2004: 36 votes — Armstrong 2005: 30 votes — Armstrong 2006: 50 votes — Armstrong 2007: 57 votes — Armstrong 2008: 55 votes — Armstrong 2009: 6 votes — Armstrong 2010: 8 votes — Armstrong 2011: 3 votes — Armstrong
  • Michael Kirby
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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 Michael Kirby sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
2020-C-00685 La. 2022-06-01 Affirmed. State Of Louisiana, Et Al. v. Louisiana Land &
2019-C-00160 La. 2020-01-29 Reversed in part. Steve Crooks and Era Lea Crooks v. State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Re…
2018-C-1105 C/W 2018-C-1115 La. 2019-06-26 Reversed in part and remanded. Stanley R. Palowsky, III, Individually, and on Behalf of Alternative Environmen…
2010-CA-0570 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2010-11-17 — Pichon v. Asbestos
2009-KA-1075 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2010-03-17 Affirmed State v. CASSIMERE
2008-CA-1491 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2010-01-27 — Thomas v. STATE BD. OF CERTIF. PUBLIC ACCS.
2009-CA-0003, 2009-CA-0004, 2009-CA-0005 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2009-11-04 — Williams v. Orleans Levee District & Its Board of Commissioners
2008-CA-1396 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2009-06-03 — Burge v. NORTH. NAT. INS. CO. OF MILWAUKEE
2008-CA-0786, 2008-CA-0981 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2009-02-11 — State Ex Rel. Dj
2006-CA-1518, 2007-CA-0870 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-12-03 — Rathborne v. Rathborne
2008-CA-0035 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-11-19 Affirmed Saylor v. VILLCAR REALTY, LLC
2008-CA-0181 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-11-12 Affirmed Smith v. Roman Catholic Church of Archdiocese of New Orleans
2007-CA-1533 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-10-01 Affirmed in part; amended in part; reversed in part; remanded In Re Succession of Horrell
2008-CA-0715 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-10-01 Affirmed Duboue v. CBS Outdoor, Inc.
2007-CA-0604 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008-09-24 — Palmer v. Leclercq