Chief Judge Currently Seated

Frances Jones Pitman

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit

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Judicial record

425 opinions where Frances Jones Pitman sat on the panel, spanning 2019–2026.

425 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 425

By disposition

  • Affirmed 256
  • Reversed 58
  • Mixed 44
  • Other 35
  • Vacated 29
  • Remanded 1

Panel votes per year

How Frances Jones Pitman's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Danny Ellender for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 20 40 60 80 100 2019 2021 2023 2025 2026 2019: 32 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2020: 42 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2021: 51 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2022: 54 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2023: 60 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2024: 85 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2025: 87 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2026: 14 votes — Frances Jones Pitman 2023: 47 votes — Danny Ellender 2024: 82 votes — Danny Ellender 2025: 94 votes — Danny Ellender 2026: 18 votes — Danny Ellender
  • Frances Jones Pitman
  • Danny Ellender

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 Frances Jones Pitman sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
57,010-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-08-26 — State of Louisiana v. Vincent L. Jackson
56,802-CW La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-08-26 Reversed and rendered Mark A. Furlow, Candee C. Furlow, McElwee Family Partnership, L.P., Mary Langfo…
56,982-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-08-26 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Donald Dewayne White, II
56,956-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-08-19 — Thomas Wayne Birdsong v. Hunt Oil Company
56,983-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-08-19 Affirmed John-Paul Moore Young v. City of Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux
56,755-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-03-11 Affirmed. Patricia Flowers, Linda Daniels v. Halim Abou-Fayca, Kirtkumar Patel, Melissa L…
56,672-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed Jason Leteff v. Estate of Trebor Yocum and Geico Casualty Company
56,646-KW La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Reversed. State of Louisiana v. Calvin Jermaine Lee
56,754-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Damion Daron Sherfield
56,721-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Ja'Kaylin Rashard Smith
56,776-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Steve Derozal Williams
56,772-KA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Jimmy Ray Cockerhem
56,736-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-02-25 Affirmed Stephanie Ramsey v. Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC & Walmart, Inc.
56,594-CA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2026-01-21 Reversed in Part, Affirmed in Part, and Rendered Gibsland Bank and Trust Company v. The Security Guarantee Corporation of Baltim…
56,663-WCA La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2025-12-17 Reversed and Remanded. LUBA Workers Comp & TruCare Home Health, LLC v. Rebecca Sears