Judge Currently Seated

Van H. Kyzar

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit · Appointed 2017

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Judicial record

800 opinions where Van H. Kyzar sat on the panel, spanning 2017–2026.

800 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 800

By disposition

  • Affirmed 361
  • Reversed 97
  • Denied 77
  • Other 56
  • Mixed 47
  • Remanded 24
  • Dismissed 16
  • Granted 10
  • Vacated 3

Panel votes per year

How Van H. Kyzar's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Elizabeth A. Pickett for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 30 60 90 120 150 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 2026 2017: 97 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2018: 142 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2019: 121 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2020: 84 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2021: 78 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2022: 74 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2023: 93 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2024: 80 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2025: 27 votes — Van H. Kyzar 2026: 4 votes — Van H. Kyzar 1997: 15 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 1998: 59 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 1999: 53 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2000: 6 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2004: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2008: 1 vote — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2009: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2010: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2011: 5 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2012: 1 vote — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2013: 1 vote — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2014: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2015: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2016: 2 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2017: 99 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2018: 139 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2019: 96 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2020: 87 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2021: 80 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2022: 87 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2023: 67 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2024: 68 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2025: 32 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett 2026: 4 votes — Elizabeth A. Pickett
  • Van H. Kyzar
  • Elizabeth A. Pickett

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 Van H. Kyzar sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
CA-0025-0399 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-25 Affirmed Succession of Vernon James Goudeau
CW-0025-0462 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-11 — Patrick Levier v. Elbert Lee Guillory
CA-0025-0395 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Reversed; rendered; and remanded Longhorn Equipment LLC v. Rigid Aviation, LLC
CA-0025-0478 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2026-03-04 Affirmed as amended Steve Crooks v. State of La. Through the Dept. of Natural Resources
KA-0024-0596 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Affirmed and remanded State of Louisiana v. Jack Ray, Sr.
CA-0024-0615 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Affirmed Jazzline Pickney Indv and Obo Her Minor Son Rotrevious Pickney v. Jamie L. Rich…
CA-0024-0697 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Affirmed Larry S. Turner v. Timothy Shane Turner
KA-0024-0650 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-30 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Sean Patrick Greene
CA-0024-0702 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-23 Reversed; rendered; and Jason Aldredge v. Justin Trevor Aldredge
CA-0024-0603 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-23 Affirmed Gulf Coast Brake & Motor, Inc. v. Mhwirth, Inc.
CA-0024-0484 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-09 Reversed and remanded Johnny Wimbley and Marie Wimbley v. McLiney Centers, LLC
CA-0024-0618 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-09 Affirmed Farm Credit Services of America,pca v. Joshua J. Semien and Joyce Lee Semien
KA-0024-0421 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-09 Affirmed and remanded State of Louisiana v. Bryan Dawayne Kibodeaux
KA-0024-0654 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-09 Affirmed State of Louisiana v. Roy James Smith
CA-0024-0533 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2025-04-02 Affirmed Patrick Collins, Dawn Collins and Southshore Building Services v. Continuum Res…