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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 William H. Byrnes for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 20 40 60 80 100 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 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 1982: 50 votes — William H. Byrnes 1983: 54 votes — William H. Byrnes 1984: 64 votes — William H. Byrnes 1985: 59 votes — William H. Byrnes 1986: 84 votes — William H. Byrnes 1987: 47 votes — William H. Byrnes 1988: 79 votes — William H. Byrnes 1989: 59 votes — William H. Byrnes 1990: 50 votes — William H. Byrnes 1991: 56 votes — William H. Byrnes 1992: 59 votes — William H. Byrnes 1993: 76 votes — William H. Byrnes 1994: 70 votes — William H. Byrnes 1995: 61 votes — William H. Byrnes 1996: 81 votes — William H. Byrnes 1997: 76 votes — William H. Byrnes 1998: 62 votes — William H. Byrnes 1999: 8 votes — William H. Byrnes 2000: 16 votes — William H. Byrnes 2001: 46 votes — William H. Byrnes 2002: 41 votes — William H. Byrnes 2003: 28 votes — William H. Byrnes
  • Michael Kirby
  • William H. Byrnes

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