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Swift

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit

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Judicial record

337 opinions where Swift sat on the panel, spanning 1970–1988.

337 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 306
  • La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 31

By disposition

  • Affirmed 137
  • Reversed 36
  • Mixed 23
  • Other 11
  • Dismissed 9
  • Remanded 3
  • Denied 1

Panel votes per year

How Swift's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Henry L. Yelverton for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 25 50 75 100 125 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 1970: 23 votes — Swift 1979: 66 votes — Swift 1980: 71 votes — Swift 1981: 88 votes — Swift 1982: 58 votes — Swift 1983: 8 votes — Swift 1988: 23 votes — Swift 1975: 42 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1976: 1 vote — Henry L. Yelverton 1979: 4 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1980: 3 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1981: 9 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1982: 36 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1983: 113 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1984: 90 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1985: 103 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1986: 104 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1987: 96 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1988: 104 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1989: 90 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1990: 70 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1991: 60 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1992: 80 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1993: 92 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1994: 88 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1995: 50 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1996: 70 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1997: 59 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1998: 52 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 1999: 54 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 2000: 39 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 2001: 31 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 2002: 54 votes — Henry L. Yelverton 2003: 1 vote — Henry L. Yelverton
  • Swift
  • Henry L. Yelverton

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 Swift sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
87-120 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-06-22 — Murphy v. Estate of Sam
87-143 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-23 Affirmed Woodstock Ent. v. INTERN. MOORINGS, ETC.
87-155 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-09 — Conoco, Inc. v. Tenneco, Inc.
CR87-838 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 — State v. Belton
87-131 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed Thompson v. Woods
87-123 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed Simon v. Simon
CR87-983, CR87-984 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded State v. Bennett
CR87-1002 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed as amended State v. Klause
87-154 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed Wagner v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury
87-130 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-03-02 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, amended in part and rendered Morris v. Highlands Ins. Co.
87-31 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-02-03 Reversed and rendered Thomas v. K-Mart Corp.
87-9 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-02-03 — Morvant v. Himel Marine, Inc.
87-29 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-02-03 Affirmed Scott v. Reed
87-21 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-02-03 Affirmed Henderson v. Eastman Whipstock Pilot, Inc.
87-36 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988-02-03 Reversed and remanded Weems v. Hickman