Judge Currently Seated

Stephen J. Windhorst

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit

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Judicial record

521 opinions where Stephen J. Windhorst sat on the panel, spanning 2019–2026.

83 Majority authored
438 Joined majority

By court

  • La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 520
  • La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1

By disposition

  • Affirmed 200
  • Other 193
  • Reversed 44
  • Mixed 36
  • Vacated 31
  • Remanded 8
  • Dismissed 6

Panel votes per year

How Stephen J. Windhorst's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Susan M. Chehardy for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 30 60 90 120 150 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026 2019: 34 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2020: 52 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2021: 66 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2022: 77 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2023: 99 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2024: 124 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2025: 61 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 2026: 8 votes — Stephen J. Windhorst 1998: 5 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 1999: 76 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2000: 48 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2001: 55 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2002: 83 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2003: 95 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2004: 82 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2005: 76 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2006: 81 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2007: 66 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2008: 77 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2009: 6 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2010: 2 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2011: 3 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2016: 1 vote — Susan M. Chehardy 2018: 1 vote — Susan M. Chehardy 2019: 4 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2020: 50 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2021: 64 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2022: 81 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2023: 98 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2024: 126 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2025: 73 votes — Susan M. Chehardy 2026: 16 votes — Susan M. Chehardy
  • Stephen J. Windhorst
  • Susan M. Chehardy

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 Stephen J. Windhorst sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
26-K-401 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2026-10-07 Writ denied State of Louisiana Versus Tremaine Scott
26-C-289 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-10-01 Writ denied Boudreaux's Collision Center, LLC & Boudreaux's Collision Nola Corp. Versus Pro…
26-KH-407 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-23 Writ denied State of Louisiana Versus Rodrick Barnes
26-CA-24 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-23 Affirmed Roderick F. Lee Versus Charles Zimmer and Allstate Insurance Co.
26-CA-18 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-23 — Edward Watson Versus Watson Services, Incorporated, Edwin Watson, Colony Insura…
26-CA-371 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-22 — Succession of Augustus D. Stansbury, Jr.
26-C-272 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-21 — Succession of Edna Williams Rhea, Wife of/and Samuel Peter Rhea, Sr.
26-KH-413 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2026-09-17 Writ denied State of Louisiana Versus Darwin L. Bethune
24-CA-492 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-17 Reversed in Part; Affirmed in Part Cy Williams Versus Mathew Alexander, III and Roussel Farms, Inc.
25-C-441 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-14 Writ Denied Succession of Evy Mae Williams
25-C-448 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-10 Writ Denied Alpine Exploration Companies, Inc. Versus Moncla Pressure Pumping, L.L.C., and …
25-KH-439 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied State of Louisiana Versus Eddie Thomas
25-K-458 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied State of Louisiana Versus Lucien Bazley
24-K-586 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied Lucien P. Bazley Versus State
24-K-309 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2025-10-09 Writ Denied Lucien Bazley Versus Cox, Judge, 24th Jdc