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Louisiana
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Rester
Rester
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
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Judicial record
55 opinions
where Rester sat on the panel,
spanning 2021–2026.
By disposition
Affirmed
24
Other
5
Remanded
3
Mixed
2
Vacated
2
Denied
1
Reversed
1
Panel votes per year
How Rester's panel-seat count has shifted year by year.
Overlaid with John Michael Guidry for comparison
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1998
2003
2008
2013
2018
2023
2026
2021: 16 votes — Rester
2022: 12 votes — Rester
2023: 15 votes — Rester
2024: 7 votes — Rester
2025: 4 votes — Rester
2026: 1 vote — Rester
1998: 46 votes — John Michael Guidry
1999: 27 votes — John Michael Guidry
2000: 52 votes — John Michael Guidry
2001: 24 votes — John Michael Guidry
2002: 22 votes — John Michael Guidry
2003: 45 votes — John Michael Guidry
2004: 57 votes — John Michael Guidry
2005: 56 votes — John Michael Guidry
2006: 51 votes — John Michael Guidry
2007: 103 votes — John Michael Guidry
2008: 70 votes — John Michael Guidry
2009: 106 votes — John Michael Guidry
2010: 57 votes — John Michael Guidry
2011: 14 votes — John Michael Guidry
2014: 4 votes — John Michael Guidry
2015: 7 votes — John Michael Guidry
2016: 15 votes — John Michael Guidry
2017: 17 votes — John Michael Guidry
2018: 10 votes — John Michael Guidry
2019: 115 votes — John Michael Guidry
2020: 202 votes — John Michael Guidry
2021: 166 votes — John Michael Guidry
2022: 300 votes — John Michael Guidry
2023: 170 votes — John Michael Guidry
2024: 180 votes — John Michael Guidry
2025: 63 votes — John Michael Guidry
2026: 14 votes — John Michael Guidry
Rester
John Michael Guidry
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 Rester sat on the panel.
Docket
Court
Filed
Disposition
Case
2025 CA 0055
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2026-01-07
Affirmed
Mayo Whitton, Dea Whitton v. The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
2025 CA 0246
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2025-11-07
Affirmed
Laurie B. Hebert, Individually and Kevin Hebert v. Louisiana State University S…
2025 CA 0480
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2025-11-07
Vacated in part; reversed in part; and rendered
Professor Ken M. Levy v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and…
2024CJ1141
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2025-02-21
Affirmed and remanded with instructions
State of Louisiana in the interest of S.J., S.J., S.L.
2024CW1074
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2025-01-13
Writ denied
Deere Credit, Inc. v. LRS, LLC, Jeremy Landry Trucking, LLC, and Jeremy Joseph …
2024KA0134
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-12-30
—
State Of Louisiana v. Daniel Martinez
2023KA1298
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-12-20
Vacated
State Of Louisiana v. Eric Harris
2024CA0363
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-12-13
Reversed
70340 Hwy 21, L.L.C. and Restaurant Hwy 21, L.L.C. v. Revive Holdings 21, LLC
2024CA0201
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-12-11
Affirmed
Allen Robinson v. Steve Williams, Continental Freight, Progressive Insurance, a…
2023CA1290
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-12-11
—
Michael D. Bryant v. Helix Energy Solutions, Inc.
2024CW0088
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-05-10
Stay denied
Trufund Financial Services, Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Ro…
2023CA0732
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2024-03-05
Reversed in part; affirmed in part; and remanded
Dorothy Jackson v. The Board of Supervisors For The Southern University And Agr…
2023CA0036
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2023-09-15
Affirmed
Ikeal Davenport v. Yusef Chew and the City of Baker
2023CA0098
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2023-09-15
Affirmed
Christopher George Sanders v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Correct…
2023CA0017
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
2023-08-24
—
Jason Herod v. State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and…