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Robert Downing

Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · Appointed 2000

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Judicial record

612 opinions where Robert Downing sat on the panel, spanning 2001–2010.

6 Majority authored
606 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 611
  • La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1

By disposition

  • Affirmed 96
  • Reversed 14
  • Dismissed 9
  • Mixed 9
  • Remanded 8
  • Other 6
  • Denied 3
  • Granted 3
  • Vacated 2
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

How Robert Downing's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Walter I. Lanier III for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 60 120 180 240 300 1982 1992 2002 2012 2022 2026 2001: 21 votes — Robert Downing 2002: 62 votes — Robert Downing 2003: 43 votes — Robert Downing 2004: 58 votes — Robert Downing 2005: 55 votes — Robert Downing 2006: 55 votes — Robert Downing 2007: 71 votes — Robert Downing 2008: 99 votes — Robert Downing 2009: 102 votes — Robert Downing 2010: 46 votes — Robert Downing 1982: 57 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1983: 120 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1984: 101 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1985: 92 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1986: 74 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1987: 59 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1988: 73 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1989: 74 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1990: 49 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1991: 77 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 1992: 55 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2001: 4 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2002: 46 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2003: 3 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2004: 1 vote — Walter I. Lanier III 2019: 181 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2020: 212 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2021: 152 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2022: 151 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2023: 147 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2024: 150 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2025: 142 votes — Walter I. Lanier III 2026: 64 votes — Walter I. Lanier III
  • Robert Downing
  • Walter I. Lanier III

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 Robert Downing sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
2009 CA 1386 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 Affirmed Hays v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education
2009 CA 2090 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 — Nikolaus v. City of Baton Rouge/Parish
2010 KA 0016 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 — State v. Sanchez
2009 CA 2034 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 — Tate v. Tate
2010 CA 0170 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 — Terral v. Terral
2009 CA 2142 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 Affirmed Jackson v. Brumfield
2010 CU 0111 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-06-11 — Suazo v. Suazo
2009 CA 1960 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-05-26 — Martin v. Martin
2009 CJ 2203 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-05-13 — State Ex Rel. Tr
2009 CA 1463 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-05-07 Affirmed Russell v. Regency Hospital of Covington
2009 CA 1462 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-05-07 — Thongsavanh v. Schexnayder
2009 CA 0780 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-05-07 — Barber v. Barber
2009 CU 1647 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-04-14 — Bonnecarrere v. Bonnecarrere
2009 CA 1599 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-04-07 Reversed in part; rendered in part; dismissed with prejudice Taylor v. US AGENCIES CAS. INS. CO.
2009 CA 1791 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010-04-07 — In RE INTERDICTION OF DeMARCO