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Sol Gothard

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit · Appointed 1986

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Judicial record

1141 opinions where Sol Gothard sat on the panel, spanning 1986–2005.

280 Majority authored
861 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1139
  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2

By disposition

  • Affirmed 469
  • Reversed 69
  • Remanded 45
  • Mixed 41
  • Other 34
  • Dismissed 22
  • Vacated 20
  • Granted 6
  • Denied 5
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

How Sol Gothard's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Marion E. Edwards for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 25 50 75 100 125 1962 1972 1982 1992 2002 2011 1986: 6 votes — Sol Gothard 1987: 59 votes — Sol Gothard 1988: 75 votes — Sol Gothard 1989: 46 votes — Sol Gothard 1990: 58 votes — Sol Gothard 1991: 42 votes — Sol Gothard 1992: 52 votes — Sol Gothard 1993: 41 votes — Sol Gothard 1994: 48 votes — Sol Gothard 1995: 68 votes — Sol Gothard 1996: 64 votes — Sol Gothard 1997: 56 votes — Sol Gothard 1998: 83 votes — Sol Gothard 1999: 86 votes — Sol Gothard 2000: 33 votes — Sol Gothard 2001: 43 votes — Sol Gothard 2002: 72 votes — Sol Gothard 2003: 87 votes — Sol Gothard 2004: 76 votes — Sol Gothard 2005: 46 votes — Sol Gothard 1962: 3 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1963: 1 vote — Marion E. Edwards 1976: 44 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1977: 68 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1978: 55 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1979: 44 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1980: 81 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1981: 72 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1982: 81 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1983: 101 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1984: 80 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1985: 76 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1986: 81 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1987: 65 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1988: 52 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1989: 57 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1990: 55 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1991: 66 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1992: 44 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1993: 61 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1994: 23 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1995: 12 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1998: 11 votes — Marion E. Edwards 1999: 84 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2000: 39 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2001: 36 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2002: 87 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2003: 82 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2004: 80 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2005: 85 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2006: 79 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2007: 74 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2008: 80 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2009: 5 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2010: 2 votes — Marion E. Edwards 2011: 2 votes — Marion E. Edwards
  • Sol Gothard
  • Marion E. Edwards

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 Sol Gothard sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
05-KA-53 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — State v. Dabney
05-KA-51 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 Affirmed State v. Goodwin
05-CA-144, 04-C-1326 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — Descant v. TPA, INC.
05-CA-136 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 Denied Chivleatto v. Sportsman's Cove, Inc.
05-CA-149 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — Vicknair v. St. James Parish School Bd.
05-CA-148 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 Affirmed Pylant v. Jefferson Parish
05-CA-122 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 Affirmed Mohsan v. Roule-Graham
05-KA-52 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — State v. Stevenson
05-KA-61 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — State v. Clark
05-KA-62 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-06-28 — State v. Gardner
04-CA-1455, 04-CA-1456 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-05-31 — State, Dept. of Social Services v. Lt
05-CA-466 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-05-04 Affirmed Augillard v. Barney
04-CA-1265 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-04-26 Affirmed in part; reversed in part Sellers v. St. Charles Parish
04-KA-1208 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-04-26 Dismissed State v. Franks
04-KA-1194 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005-04-26 Remanded State v. Brown